A new method for quantifying three-dimensional interactions between biological structures

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 221-231

  Travençolo, Bruno A N ^a   Debat, Claudio Martínez ^b   Beletti, Marcelo E ^c   Silveira, José R Sotelo ^b   Ehrlich, Ricardo ^b,d   da Fontoura Costa, Luciano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Animal development; Echinococcus granulosus; Spatial interactions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 33846486211     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2006.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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