Fractal dimensions in the occurrence of miniature endplate potential in a vertebrate neuromuscular junction

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1157-1169

  Takeda, Toshiaki ^a   Sakata, Akira ^b   Matsuoka, Takahide ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fractal; Fractal dimension; Miniature endplate potential; Neuromuscular junction; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FROG; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FRACTALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOTOR ENDPLATE; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RANA CATESBEIANA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033179978     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-5846(99)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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