Computer-assisted quantification of axo-somatic boutons at the cell membrane of motoneurons

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 706-717

  Lehmann, T M ^a   Bredno, J ^a   Metzler, V ^a   Brook, G ^a   Nacimiento, W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active contour; Balloon model; Computer assisted microscopy; Quantitative microscopy; Synaptic profile

Indexed keywords

BONE; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION;

MOTONEURONS;

CELLULAR NEURAL NETWORKS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0034993860     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.923788     Document Type: Article

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