Stereology: the fast lane between neuroanatomy and brain function ‐ or still only a tightrope?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 137 S, 1992, Pages 8-13

  Gundersen, H J G ^a  

^a University Institute of Pathology Arhus   (Denmark)

Author keywords

neuron size; neurons; neuroscience; number ratio estimators; sampling; spatial distributions; stereology; synapses; unbiased estimators.

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSCIENCE; REVIEW; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOLOGY; SYNAPSE;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSCIENCES; NEUROTRANSMITTERS;

EID: 0026619292     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb05032.x     Document Type: Article

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