Estimation of the time course of neurotransmitter release at central synapses from the first latency of postsynaptic currents

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 49-64

  Minneci, Federico ^a   Kanichay, Roby T ^a   Silver, R Angus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binomial model; First latencies; Release time course; Synaptic transmission; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HISTOGRAM; LATENT PERIOD; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION DISORDER; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOISE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SYNAPSE; TIME;

ALGORITHMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; MINIATURE POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; SYNAPTIC VESICLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84855885902     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.12.015     Document Type: Article

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