Quantitative comparison of in situ lipofuscin concentration with soluble autofluorescence intensity in the crustacean brain

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 421-432

  Sheehy, Matt R J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cherax quadricarinatus; FAP; image analysis; lipofuscin age pigment; quantification; soluble autofluorescence

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRUSTACEA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT;

EID: 0030014750     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0531-5565(95)02034-9     Document Type: Article

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