Biosensors based on the chromatic activities of living, naturally pigmented cells: Digital image processing of the dynamics of fish melanophores

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 12, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 925-936

  Danosky, Tonya R ^a   McFadden, Philip N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatophore; Computer vision; Cytosensor; Norepinephrine; Video

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALCULATIONS; CELLS; COMPUTER VISION; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DYNAMICS; IMAGE PROCESSING;

CHROMATOPHORES; CYTOSENSOR; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; MELANOPHORES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PIGMENTED CELLS;

BIOSENSORS;

NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CHROMATOPHORE; COLORIMETRY; DEVICE; DYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; TILAPIA;

EID: 0031277803     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(97)00028-6     Document Type: Article

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