Table 1.
The distribution of open period durations for wild-type and εL78P receptors, both with 100 nm ACh
| n | τ1 (ms) | a1 (%) | τ2 (ms) | a2 (%) | τ3 (ms) | a3 (%) | Overall mean open period (ms) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild-type | 6 | 0.033 | 28.5 | 0.739 | 36.5 | 3.03 | 34.9 | 1.17 |
| ± 48% | ± 27% | ± 30% | ± 31% | ± 26% | ± 26% | ± 15% | ||
| εL78P | 4 | 0.009 | 76.0 | 0.208 | 7.6 | 7.40 | 16.4 | 1.15 |
| ± 33% | ± 21% | ± 3% | ± 58% | ± 8% | 79% | ± 74% |
The results of empirical fitting with a mixture of three exponential pdfs are shown (τ being the time constant, and a the area, for each component). The overall mean, calculated from the fits as Σaiτi, is given in the last column. Errors are specified as c.v.m. (%) (see Methods).