Characterization of Melanophore Morphology by Fractal Dimension Analysis

Pigment Cell Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-172

  Kimler, Victoria A ^a,e   Tracy Bee, Mary ^a   Ollie, Candace D ^b   Langer, Renee M ^b   Montante, James M ^c   Marks, Charles R C ^d   Freeman, D Carl ^c   Hough, R Anton ^c   Taylor, John D ^c  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell perimeter; Chromatophores; Cortical actin; Focal dimension analysis; Fractal dimension analysis; Melanophores; Morphometrics

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADRENALIN; CAFFEINE; PHALLOIDIN; RHODAMINE;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATOPHORE; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GLIA; MELANOPHORE; MELANOSOME; MICROFILAMENT; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CAFFEINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; EPINEPHRINE; FRACTALS; FUNDULIDAE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOPHORES; MELANOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEURONS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TIME FACTORS;

CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FUNDULUS; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; MELANOPHORA;

EID: 1842473586     PISSN: 08935785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1600-0749.2003.00125.x     Document Type: Article

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