Automated detection and analysis of Ca2+ sparks in x-y image stacks using a thresholding algorithm implemented within the open-source image analysis platform ImageJ

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 566-576

  Steele, Elliot M ^a   Steele, Derek S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84893434403     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.12.040     Document Type: Article

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