Semiautomated computer-assisted image analysis to quantify 3,3′-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride-immunostained small tissues

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 137-143

  Leal, Sandra ^a   Diniz, Carmen ^a   Sá, Carlos ^a   Gonçalves, Jorge ^a   Soares, Ana Sofia ^a   Rocha Pereira, Carolina ^a   Fresco, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Immunostains; Quantification; Semiautomated computer assisted analysis; Small sample tissues

Indexed keywords

ANTIGENS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; TISSUE;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STAINING; IMMUNOSTAINS; LINEAR CORRELATION; MISCLASSIFICATIONS; QUANTIFICATION; SMALL SAMPLES;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

ADENOSINE A1 RECEPTOR; DIAMINOBENZIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAIL ARTERY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 33748310923     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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