Computer-assisted visualization of the rat epididymis: A methodological study based on paraffin sections autometallographically stained for zinc ions

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 237-244

  Stoltenberg, Meredin ^a   Therkildsen, Peter ^a   Andreasen, Arne ^a   Jensen, Knud B ^a   Juhl, Søren ^a   Ernst, Erik ^a   Danscher, Gorm ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN; ZINC ION;

ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS ALLATUM; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; HEAD; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; VAS DEFERENS; VISUAL INFORMATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPUT; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0031959840     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003255705503     Document Type: Article

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