ESPINA: a tool for the automated segmentation and counting of synapses in large stacks of electron microscopy images

• Main Authors: Juan eMorales (Author), Lidia eAlonso-Nanclares (Author), José-Rodrigo eRodriguez (Author), Javier eDefelipe (Author), Ángel eRodriguez (Author), Angel eMerchan-Perez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The synapses in the cerebral cortex can be classified into two main types, Gray's type I and type II, which correspond to asymmetric (mostly glutamatergic excitatory) and symmetric (inhibitory GABAergic) synapses, respectively. Hence, the quantification and identification of their different typ...