Design-based estimation of surface area in thick tissue sections of arbitrary orientation using virtual cycloids

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 216, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-31

  Gokhale, A M ^a   Evans, R A ^b   Mackes, J L ^c   Mouton, Peter R ^c,d  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Systems Planning and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d Stereology Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycloids; First order stereology; Surface area; Unbiased stereology; Vertical sections; Virtual probes

Indexed keywords

CYCLOID; FIRST ORDER; FIRST-ORDER STEREOLOGY; STEREOLOGY; SURFACE AREA; TISSUE SECTIONS; UNBIASED STEREOLOGY; VERTICAL SECTION; VIRTUAL PROBES;

TISSUE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4744374648     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2720.2004.01392.x     Document Type: Article

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