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Hi everyone! I have trying to figure out how to determine if the number of functional Cav2.3 channels is different under my test conditions. These channels are stably expressed in HEK293 cells....
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Hello everybody. I have seen through publications that some labs have been routinaly able to induce very long-lasting in vitro LTD in young and adult animals. I would like to ask you if you can...
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I am planing some experiments to study difference in basal synaptic transmission accross different animal conditions. I am thinking about producing a fiber volley vs fEPSP slope curve, but I...
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