Quantitative 3D reconstructions as identification tool in heart development

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 193-198

  Soufan, Alexandre T ^a   Ruijter, Jan M ^a   Van Den Hoff, Maurice J B ^a   Moorman, Antoon F M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; BrdU; Heart development; Myocardium; Quantification

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141632519     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v20.p193-198     Document Type: Article

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