Quantitative analysis of immunofluorescence and lipofuscin distribution in human cortical areas by dual-channel confocal laser scanning microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 155-161

  Belichenko, Pavel V ^a,b   Fedorov, Alexander A ^a,b   Dahlström, Annica B ^b  

^a BRAIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Digital image analysis; Human brain mapping; Immunofluorescence; Lipofuscin; Quantification

Indexed keywords

LIPOFUSCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030297880     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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