Resolution of patch capacitance recordings and of fusion pore conductances in small vesicles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2983-2997

  Debus, Knut ^a   Lindau, Manfred ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; MOUSE; NOISE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0034130825     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76837-8     Document Type: Article

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