Stereological estimation using vertical sections in a complex tissue

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 79-86

  Dorph Petersen, K A ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cavalieri; Cell count; Cell size; Disector; Dorsal raphe; Fractionator; Human; Rotator; Serotonin; Stereology; Thick sections; Vibratome sections

Indexed keywords

CAVALIERI; CELL COUNT; CELL-SIZE; DISECTOR; DORSAL RAPHE; FRACTIONATORS; HUMAN; ROTATOR; SEROTONIN; STEREOLOGY; THICK SECTION; VIBRATOME SECTION;

TISSUE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOMETRY; THICKNESS; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0032839013     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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