Optimizing fluctuation analysis of GABAAergic IPSCs for accurate unitary currents

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 150-156

  Ghavanini, Amer A ^a   Isbasescu, Ioan M ^a   Mathers, David A ^a   Puil, Ernie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

GABAAergic synaptic currents; Nonstationary fluctuation analysis; Stationary segment

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; THALAMUS;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; THALAMUS;

EID: 33749534273     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.05.015     Document Type: Article

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