Computer simulation approach to the quantification of immunogold labelling on plasma membrane of cultured neurons

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 11-17

  Nikonenko, Alexander G ^a,b   Nikonenko, Irina R ^a   Skibo, Galina G ^a  

^a Lab of Quantitative Morphology   (Ukraine)

^b BOGOMOLETZ INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Computer simulation; Immunogold labelling; Neuron; Plasma membrane; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; RATS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0033993432     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00181-8     Document Type: Article

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