Disector z-axis mechanical method for stereology

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 539-544

  Xavier Vidal, Ricardo ^a  

^a Tecnologia e Desenvolvimento   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Disector; Optical disector; Orphoetry; Stereology; Z axis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954194841     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0001-37652010000200028     Document Type: Article

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