Amplitude distribution of calcium sparks in confocal images: Theory and studies with an automatic detection method

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 606-617

  Cheng, Heping ^a   Song, Long Sheng ^a   Shirokova, Natalia ^b,c   González, Adom ^b   Lakatta, Edward G ^a   Ríos, Eduardo ^b   Stern, Michael D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOGOMOLETZ INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING SYSTEM; MUSCLE CELL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STEREOTYPY; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033037673     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77229-2     Document Type: Article

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