Comparison of 2-D and 3-D counting: The need for calibration and common sense

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 504-506

  Von Bartheld, Christopher S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHACRYLIC ACID; RESIN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL CELL; CALIBRATION; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; THICKNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035451054     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(00)01960-3     Document Type: Letter

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