Reliability and validity of the physical disector method for estimating neuron number

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 166-174

  Popken, Gregory J ^a   Farel, Paul B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cell counting; dorsal root ganglion; frog; physical disector; stereology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERROR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPINAL GANGLION; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; DISSECTION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; NEURONS; RANA CATESBEIANA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0029793051     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(199610)31:2<166::AID-NEU3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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