The application of stereological methods for the quantitative analysis of the atherosclerotic lesions in rabbits

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 165-174

  Nachtigal, Petr ^a   Semecky, Vladimir ^a   Gojova, Andrea ^a   Kopecky, Martin ^a   Benes, Viktor ^a   Juzkova, Radka ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cavalieri principle; Collagen; Disector; Number of cells per unit volume; Volume estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 3242657306     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v21.p165-174     Document Type: Article

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