Review Article
Maturation, Refinement, and Serotonergic Modulation of Cerebellar Cortical Circuits in Normal Development and in Murine Models of Autism
| | Tsc1PC | PtenPC | Shank2PC Peter et al. [158] | Shank2PC Ha et al. [165] |
| Structural features | | | | | Soma | Normal | Hypertrophic | Normal | | Dendrites | n.a. | Hypertrophic | Normal | | Spines | Increased | n.a. | Normal | | Axon | Varicosities | Varicosities | n.a. | | Functional features | | | | | spont. firing | Decreased | Decreased | Normal frequency, increased irregularity | n.a. | Excitability | Decreased | Decreased | n.a. | n.a. | spont. EPSCs | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | Decreased frequency | PF-EPSCs | Normal | Hyperfunctional | Normal | n.a. | PF-LTD | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. (but normal in the global KO) | Normal | CF-EPSCs | Normal | Hypofunctional | Normal | n.a. | GABAergic IPSCs | Normal | n.a. | n.a. (increased IPSC frequency in the global KO) | n.a. |
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