Quantitative evaluation of the distribution of cell density: Application to human pituitary corticotroph cells

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 251-260

  Souchier, Catherine ^a,c   Guigard, Marie Paule ^a,b   Fonlupt, Pierre ^b   Trouillas, Jacqueline ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Cytologie Analytique   (France)

Author keywords

image analysis, computer assisted; immunohistochemistry; pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPLASIA; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 0030006948     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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