Confocal microscopy, computer modeling, and quantification of glomerular vascular corrosion casts

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 262-268

  Wagner, Roger C ^a   Czymmek, Kirk ^a   Hossler, Fred E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling; Confocal microscopy; Corrosion casts; Glomerulus; Kidney; Skeletonization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GLOMERULUS; IMAGE PROCESSING; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RABBIT; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KIDNEY GLOMERULUS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RABBITS; RENAL CIRCULATION;

EID: 33745668158     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192760606034X     Document Type: Article

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