Mathematical Model of Neuronal Morphology: Prenatal Development of the Human Dentate Nucleus

Table 1

The values of skewness (𝑎₃), excess (𝑒), and corresponding standard errors (𝜎₃ and 𝜎₄) for the neuron area (𝐴), fractal dimension (𝐷), maximum number of intersections (𝑁_𝑚), and critical radius (𝑟_𝑐) at the six gestational times.

Morphometric parameters	𝑡 (week)	𝑎3	𝑒	𝜎3	𝜎4
𝐴	14.5	0.55	−0.88	0.63	0.95
	19.5	−0.34	−1.03	0.59	1.00
	24	−1.84	0.89	0.56	0.89
	27.5	0.55	0.94
	34	−1.13	−0.92	0.55	0.88
	41	−0.50	−1.03	0.63	0.95
𝐷	14.5	0.61	−0.76	0.63	0.95
	19.5	−0.33	−0.90	0.59	1.00
	24	−0.31	−1.75	0.56	0.89
	27.5	0.57	1.14
	34	0.34	−0.87	0.55	0.88
	41	−0.35	−1.22	0.63	0.95
𝑁𝑚	14.5	0.40	1.00	0.63	0.95
	19.5	0.82	−0.65	0.59	1.00
	24	0.73	3.85	0.56	0.89
	27.5	1.43	13.01
	34	1.36	1.13	0.55	0.88
	41	−1.14	1.41	0.63	0.95
𝑟𝑐	14.5	−0.49	0.67	0.63	0.95
	19.5	−0.36	3.13	0.59	1.00
	24	0.37	3.42	0.56	0.89
	27.5	0.59	10.05
	34	0.54	1.18	0.55	0.88
	41	−0.35	1.94	0.63	0.95