Ca analysis: An excel based program for the analysis of intracellular calcium transients including multiple, simultaneous regression analysis

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 241-250

  Greensmith, David J ^a  

^a Manchester Academic Health Science Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium transient; Excel; Fluorescent indicators; Intracellular calcium; Regression analysis; Visual basic for applications

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM TRANSIENTS; EXCEL; FLUORESCENT INDICATORS; INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS;

FLUORESCENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRANSIENTS;

CALCIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA PROCESSING; DOG; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WORKFLOW; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM TRANSIENT; EXCEL; FLUORESCENT INDICATORS; INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VISUAL BASIC FOR APPLICATIONS;

CALCIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84887820300     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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