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Measurement of Silent Synapses

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Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 112))

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In this chapter we describe the approaches that can be implemented to estimate the level of excitatory silent synapses. For each approach there are technical considerations, which we describe at the end of the chapter. However, before laying out the experimental design, a brief description of silent synapses as well as their functional role in physiology will precede.

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  1. Neuroscience Department, University of Pittsburgh, Langley Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

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Graziane, N., Dong, Y. (2016). Measurement of Silent Synapses. In: Electrophysiological Analysis of Synaptic Transmission. Neuromethods, vol 112. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3274-0_19

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