Towards neural circuit reconstruction with volume electron microscopy techniques

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 562-570

  Briggman, Kevin L ^a   Denk, Winfried ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDRITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 33749050824     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2006.08.010     Document Type: Review

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