A novel approach to non-biased systematic random sampling: A stereologic estimate of Purkinje cells in the human cerebellum

Brain Research

Volumn 1236, Issue , 2008, Pages 73-78

  Agashiwala, Rajiv M ^a   Louis, Elan D ^b   Hof, Patrick R ^a   Perl, Daniel P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Cerebellum; Essential tremor; Methodology; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; STEREOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL COUNT; CEREBELLUM; HUMANS; MALE; PURKINJE CELLS; SELECTION BIAS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EPICOCCUM;

EID: 53249130651     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.07.119     Document Type: Article

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