Square sampling: An easy method of estimating numerical densities of cells or particles within a tissue

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 489-500

  Büsche, Guntram ^a   Schlué, Jerome ^a   Georgii, Axel ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cells; Morphometry; Numerical density; Sampling method; Square sampling; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CELL DENSITY; CELL ISOLATION; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BONE MARROW; CELL COUNT; HUMANS;

EID: 2642630735     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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