A computerized image analysis system for quantitative analysis of cells in histological brain sections

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 33-43

  Benali, Alia ^a   Leefken, Iris ^a   Eysel, Ulf T ^a   Weiler, Elke ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Binarization; Cell counting; Cluster algorithm; Electrical stimulation; GABA; Immunohistochemistry; Neuron; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BRAIN ANTIBODY; PARVALBUMIN; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN NEUN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NISSL STAINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT;

EID: 0037564066     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(03)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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