Fractal and image analysis of the microvasculature in normal intestinal submucosa and intestinal polyps in ApcMin/+ Mice

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-79

  Fuseler, John W ^a   Bedenbaugh, Adam ^c   Yekkala, Krishna ^b   Baudino, Troy A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; ApcMin + mice; Fractal analysis; Image analysis; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

MUS;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTESTINE MUCOSA; INTESTINE POLYP; METHODOLOGY; MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINAL POLYPS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROVESSELS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATHOLOGY;

EID: 77949317348     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192760999119X     Document Type: Article

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