Total cell number in fetal brain

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-38

  Samuelsen, Grethe Badsberg ^a,c   Bogdanovic, Nenad ^b   Laursen, Henning ^c   Graem, Niels ^c   Larsen, Jørgen Falck ^d   Pakkenberg, Bente ^a  

^a Center for Health and Society   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fetal brain; Optical fractionator; Total number

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444439022     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v19.p35-38     Document Type: Article

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