Fractal methods and results in cellular morphology - Dimensions, lacunarity and multifractals

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 123-136

  Smith Jr , T G ^a   Lange, G D ^a   Marks, W B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell borders; Fractal dimension; Fractal geometry; Lacunarity; Multifractal; Self similarity

Indexed keywords

CELL STRUCTURE; GLIA CELL; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CELL SIZE; FRACTALS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS;

EID: 0030298487     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00080-5     Document Type: Review

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