Table 3.

Summary table of the values for the various morphometric parameters measured as in Figure 3 for mice of different ages (P7–P60, n = 3 animals for every age)

		Age
Measurement	Unit	P7		P14		P30		P60		Cell type
		Nucleus	Soma	Nucleus	Soma	Nucleus	Soma	Nucleus	Soma
Perimeter	µm	28.77 ± 1.59	40.25 ± 1.62	25.45 ± 0.49	34.47 ± 0.83	24.12 ± 0.56	32.54 ± 0.71	23.92 ± 0.41	31.72 ± 0.79	CR
		36.06 ± 1.16	49.74 ± 1.55	34.83 ± 0.33	48.53 ± 0.83	33.64 ± 0.91	47.74 ± 0.54	31.12 ± 0.65	42.56 ± 1.03	IN
		79.8%	80.9%	73.1%	71.0%	71.7%	68.2%	76.9%	76.9%	CR/IN ratio

Area	µm²	53.08 ± 3.05	85.08 ± 5.84	46.32 ± 1.43	71.58 ± 2.38	42.12 ± 2.18	68.36 ± 3.01	38.31 ± 1.08	55.26 ± 1.93	CR
		94.74 ± 4.38	157.8 ± 8.71	93.04 ± 1.87	159.37 ± 4.64	94.03 ± 1.99	121.32 ± 2.84	70.63 ± 2.59	116.42 ± 4.11	IN
		56.0%	53.9%	49.8%	44.9%	44.8%	56.4%	54.2%	47.5%	CR/IN ratio

Feret max	µm	10.31 ± 0.22	16.91 ± 0.67	9.31 ± 0.18	13.93 ± 0.42	10.01 ± 0.32	14.27 ± 0.55	9.41 ± 0.27	13.21 ± 0.46	CR
		13.08 ± 0.42	18.5 ± 0.64	12.26 ± 0.12	18.05 ± 0.38	12.08 ± 0.37	16.21 ± 0.41	11.54 ± 0.35	16.54 ± 0.57	IN
		78.8%	91.4%	75.9%	77.2%	82.9%	88.0%	81.5%	79.9%	CR/IN ratio

Feret min	µm	6.55 ± 0.31	7.32 ± 0.34	6.42 ± 0.14	7.21 ± 0.13	6.21 ± 0.12	7.24 ± 0.21	5.31 ± 0.17	6.07 ± 0.19	CR
		9.34 ± 0.26	12.03 ± 0.45	9.78 ± 0.15	12.19 ± 0.25	9.11 ± 0.18	11.41 ± 0.22	10.03 ± 0.25	7.99 ± 0.19	IN
		78.8%	91.4%	75.9%	77.2%	82.9%	88.0%	81.5%	79.9%	CR/IN ratio

Aspect ratio	-	1.65 ± 0.09	2.36 ± 0.08	1.47 ± 0.04	1.95 ± 0.06	1.81 ± 0.09	2.08 ± 0.04	1.83 ± 0.1	2.25 ± 0.12	CR
		1.41 ± 0.04	1.57 ± 0.07	1.26 ± 0.02	1.5 ± 0.04	1.32 ± 0.02	1.55 ± 0.07	1.46 ± 0.06	1.67 ± 0.07	IN
		117.0%	150.3%	116.7%	130.0%	137.1%	134.2%	125.3%	134.7%	CR/IN ratio

n		23/20		31/34		32/31		25/25		#CR/#IN

CR: EGFP-identified Cajal–Retzius cells, in: GAD67-immunoreactive interneurons. #CR and #IN indicate the number of the different cell types used for the analysis.