A review of recent advances in stereology for quantifying neural structure

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 313-328

  Mayhew, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELL STRUCTURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEURITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; MICROSCOPY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROANATOMY;

EID: 0026517873     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: 15737381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01191700     Document Type: Review

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