Variance-mean analysis: A simple and reliable approach for investigating synaptic transmission and modulation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-125

  Clements, John D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Paired pulse depression; Quantal analysis; Release probability; Synapse; Synaptic modulation; Synaptic plasticity; Transmitter; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CALCIUM ION; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACCURACY; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NERVE ENDING; NERVE POTENTIAL; NERVE STIMULATION; NOISE; PARAMETER; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; SYNAPSE VESICLE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TECHNIQUE; VARIANCE MEAN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344974068     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.09.019     Document Type: Article

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