DeadEasy Neurons: Automatic counting of HB9 neuronal nuclei in drosophila

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-378

  Forero, Manuel G ^a   Pennack, Jenny A ^a   Hidalgo, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic; Cell number; Drosophila; Fluorescence microscopy; HB9; Image processing; Neurons; Nuclei

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AUTOMATION; CELL COUNT; CELL NUCLEUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; NEURONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 77949863538     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20877     Document Type: Article

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