Review Article

Maturation, Refinement, and Serotonergic Modulation of Cerebellar Cortical Circuits in Normal Development and in Murine Models of Autism

Table 1


Tsc1PCPtenPCShank2PC Peter et al. [158]Shank2PC Ha et al. [165]

Structural features
SomaNormalHypertrophicNormal
Dendritesn.a.HypertrophicNormal
SpinesIncreasedn.a.Normal
AxonVaricositiesVaricositiesn.a.
Functional features
spont. firingDecreasedDecreasedNormal frequency, increased irregularityn.a.
ExcitabilityDecreasedDecreasedn.a.n.a.
spont. EPSCsn.a.n.a.n.a.Decreased frequency
PF-EPSCsNormalHyperfunctionalNormaln.a.
PF-LTDn.a.n.a.n.a. (but normal in the global KO)Normal
CF-EPSCsNormalHypofunctionalNormaln.a.
GABAergic IPSCsNormaln.a.n.a. (increased IPSC frequency in the global KO)n.a.