Computer-based technique for cell aggregation analysis and cell aggregation in in vitro chondrogenesis

Cytometry

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Martin, I ^a,b   Dozin, B ^b   Quarto, R ^b   Cancedda, R ^a,b   Beltrame, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cell aggregation; Chondrocytes; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL AGGREGATION; CHICKEN; CHONDROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL AGGREGATION; CHICK EMBRYO; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINETICS;

EID: 0030961339     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(19970601)28:2<141::AID-CYTO7>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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