Computer-assisted system combining image analysis and chromosome dissection

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 474-477

  Houben, Andreas ^a   Franke, Jürgen ^b   Leclerc, Norbert ^c   Ahne, Richard ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

^b Technischer Handel   (Germany)

^c S/L Microtest GmbH   (Germany)

^d Ba F Zuchtungsforschung an K   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser dissection; Metaphase chromosome; Micromanipulation

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DISSECTION;

CHROMOSOME DISSECTION; CHROMOSOME IMAGE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; LASER DISSECTION; METAPHASE CHROMOSOMES; MICRO BEAMS; MICRO MANIPULATION; SCANNING STAGES;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEAT;

EID: 0029742590     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19960801)34:5<474::AID-JEMT7>3.3.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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