Unbiased estimation of particle number using sections—an historical perspective with special reference to the stereology of glomeruli

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 93-102

  Bendtsen, T F ^a   Nyengaard, J R ^a  

^a University Institute of Pathology Arhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disector; fractionator; independent sections; maceration; nucleator; number estimation; section pairs; selector; stereology

Indexed keywords

GLOMERULUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY;

ANATOMY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 19TH CENT.; HISTORY OF MEDICINE, 20TH CENT.; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MATHEMATICS; MICROTOMY;

EID: 0024596436     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1989.tb01470.x     Document Type: Article

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