Table 1.

Geometric characteristics of axon terminals reconstructed1 for simulations

SubsystemV (μm)3Surface area (μm)2Available3 surface area (μm)2
DA axons
Terminal 11.226.85.47
Terminal 224.6359.4753.83
Terminal 33.5320.1818.03
Terminal 415.8456.3351.11
Terminal 54.7225.1425.14
Terminal 61.7110.1210.12
Terminal 70.825.575.57
Terminal 82.0412.9412.94
Terminal 915.3246.8639.08
Terminal 1015.1858.6555.5
Terminal 113.8518.9918.98
Terminal 129.6934.3131.75
Terminal 132.5812.359.64
Total for all terminals101.03367.71337.16
Non–DA-expressing cells463.621058.000
DA axons + other cells564.651425.71337.16
Available EC volume2155.35
  • 1 Using experimental data from Block et al. (2015).

  • 2 Obtained by subtracting 564.65 from 720 μm3 (for the simulation box of 10 × 10 × 7.2 μm3).

  • 3 Excluding those at the simulation box boundaries.