Fractal analysis and imaging of the proximal nephron cell

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 3 39-3, 1996, Pages

  Welling, D ^a,b   Urani, J ^a,b   Welling, L ^a,b   Wagner, E ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cell model; computer imaging; fractal; nephron morphology; structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE CELL; MODEL; MORPHOMETRICS; NEPHRON; NONHUMAN; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0029988773     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.270.3.c953     Document Type: Article

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