Table 3.
Summary of sampling scheme for estimating synapse number and size
| AP used to estimate VsrCA1 | 2500 mm2 |
| T used to estimate VsrCA1 | 300 µm |
| Sections used to estimate VsrCA1 | 12 |
| EM stacks per mouse | 6 |
| s sections per EM stack | 8–14 |
| Aframe, EM | 3.3 × 108 mm2 |
| t, EM | 100 nm |
 for estimate of NSYN |
210 (146–295) |
 for estimate of ASYN |
181 (126–247) |
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(VsrCA1) Volume of stratum radiatum CA1 of hippocampus, (AP) area per point on point grid, (T) distance between corresponding surfaces of slabs used to estimate VsrCA1, (s) sections in a stack, (Aframe) area of disector counting frame, (t) section thickness, (
) sum of synapses counted in six stacks.
