New stereological methods for counting neurons

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 275-285

  West, Mark J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Disector; Fractionator; Morphology; Neuron aging; Stereology

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STEREOLOGY;

AGING; ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; HUMAN; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0027194462     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0197-4580(93)90112-O     Document Type: Article

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