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"n": 0,
"doi": "10.1523/jneurosci.4049-12.2013",
"value": "3-5",
"method": "immunohistochemistry, confocal microscopy",
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"n_definition": "cartridges analyzed",
"scope_region": "somatosensory cortex layers 1-2",
"study_system": "mouse somatosensory cortex",
"taxonomic_level": "fine type",
"scope_population": "upper layer chandelier cells",
"value_source_sentence": "We found that practically all ChC axon terminals contact axon initial segments, with an average of three to five boutons per cartridge.",
"experimental_conditions": "genetic labeling of upper layer ChCs"
},
{
"n": 20,
"doi": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2016.09.018",
"value": "2.7",
"method": "multilabel immunofluorescence confocal",
"metric": "Fold change in CB+ cartridge density (schizophrenia vs control)",
"n_analyzed": "20 matched pairs",
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"text_access": "fulltext",
"n_definition": "subjects per group",
"scope_region": "PFC layer 2",
"study_system": "human prefrontal cortex",
"taxonomic_level": "fine type",
"scope_population": "CB+ chandelier cartridges",
"value_source_sentence": "The mean density of vGAT+/CB+ cartridges was 2.7-fold higher, exclusively in layer 2 of schizophrenia subjects.",
"experimental_conditions": "postmortem tissue, schizophrenia vs control"
},
{
"n": 0,
"doi": "10.1002/cne.22792",
"value": "significantly higher in piriform cortex",
"method": "immunohistochemistry, quantitative analysis",
"metric": "Regional comparison: piriform vs neocortex cartridge density",
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"text_access": "fulltext",
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"scope_region": "piriform cortex vs neocortex",
"study_system": "mouse piriform cortex vs neocortex",
"taxonomic_level": "fine type",
"scope_population": "all axo-axonic cartridges",
"value_source_sentence": "Both the density of axo-axonic cartridges and the degree of gamma-aminobutyric acid membrane transporter 1 innervation in each axo-axonic synapse are significantly higher in the piriform cortex than in the neocortex.",
"experimental_conditions": "GAT1 immunoreactivity"
}
],
"comparison_id": "chandelier-cartridge-boutons-per-cartridge",
"comparison_name": "Chandelier cell cartridge properties across studies",
"comparison_type": "cross-study conflict",
"what_it_reveals": "Chandelier cell cartridge density and morphology vary significantly across brain regions and are altered in neuropsychiatric disease, highlighting region-specific organizational principles",
"homogeneity_check": {
"caveats": [
"Entries span mouse and human tissue",
"Different brain regions (somatosensory cortex, PFC, piriform cortex)",
"Schizophrenia comparison is human postmortem while others are mouse",
"Different markers used (GFP genetic vs vGAT/CB immunofluorescence vs GAT1)"
],
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"taxonomic_level_uniform": "true",
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},
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}