The coefficient of error of optical fractionator population size estimates: A computer simulation comparing three estimators

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-171

  Glaser, E M ^a   Wilson, P D ^b  

^a MicroBrightField Inc ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Nugget effect; Optical disector; Optical fractionator; Population size estimation; Systematic sampling

Indexed keywords

BIOINFORMATICS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; TISSUE;

CELL POPULATIONS; FRACTIONATORS; NUGGET-EFFECT; OPTICAL DISECTOR; OPTICAL FRACTIONATOR; OPTICAL-; POPULATION SIZE ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZES; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING;

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0031737513     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00417.x     Document Type: Article

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