Neuronal morphology: Shape characteristics and models

Neurophysiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-315

  Schierwagen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fractal analyses; Growth models; Neuromorphometry; Neuronal morphology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NERVE CELL NETWORK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 60649100743     PISSN: 00902977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11062-009-9054-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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