Maximum likelihood q-estimator reveals nonextensivity regulated by extracellular potassium in the mammalian neuromuscular junction
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A. J. da Silva,1, ∗ M. A. S. Trindade,2 D. O. C. Santos,3 and R. F. Lima4 1Departamento de Fı́sica, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 2Departamento de Ciências Exatas e da Terra, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, CEP 48040-210, Alagoinhas, Bahia, Brazil 3Departamento de Bioquı́mica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,CEP 31270-910, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 4Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60430-270, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil (Dated: December 24, 2013)
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