Quantal analysis based on density estimation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 159-171

  Stricker, Christian ^a,b   Redman, Stephen J ^b  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

Author keywords

Binomial model; Density estimation; Quantal analysis; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

EID: 0345405445     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2003.09.021     Document Type: Article

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