Efficient three-dimensional reconstruction of synapse with high-voltage electron microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 139-141

  Kea, Joo Lee ^a   Park, Chang Hyun ^a   Rhyu, Im Joo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 D reconstruction; Cerebellum; HVEM; Purkinje cell; Synapse

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CEREBELLUM; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CEREBELLUM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SYNAPSES;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NEURONS;

3-D RECONSTRUCTION; BRAIN FUNCTIONS; CEREBELLUM; HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVOUS TISSUES; NEURAL PLASTICITY; PURKINJE CELLS; SYNAPSE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; ULTRA-THIN;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 23944485201     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfi002     Document Type: Article

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