Fractal analysis of vascular complexity in cadmium-treated zebrafish embryos

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-87

  Chan, Po Kwok ^a   Cheng, Shuk Han ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Confocal microscopy; Fractal geometry; Image analysis; Vasculature; Zebrafish embryos

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; FISH; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULARIZATION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0037450948     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(02)00203-5     Document Type: Article

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