Analysis of synaptic quantal depolarizations in smooth muscle using the wavelet transform

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 701-708

  Vaidya, Priya ^a   Venkateswarlu, K ^a   Desai, Uday B ^a   Manchanda, Rohit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Neuromuscular transmission; Signal processing; Smooth muscle; Synaptic potentials; Wavelet transform

Indexed keywords

HEPTANOL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME; VAS DEFERENS;

ANIMALS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GUINEA PIGS; HEPTANOL; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; QUANTUM THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0033625593     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.844215     Document Type: Article

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