Advanced microscopy techniques for quantitative analysis in neuromorphology and neuropathology research: Current status and requirements for the future

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-209

  Lemmens, Marijke A M ^a,c   Steinbusch, Harry W M ^a,c   Rutten, Bart P F ^a,c   Schmitz, Christoph ^a,b,c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c European Graduate School For Neuroscience   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microscopy; Neuromorphology; Neuropathology; Stereology; Tracing

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN MAPPING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SPINE; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; NEUROLOGY; NEURONS; RESEARCH;

EID: 77956176856     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2010.06.005     Document Type: Review

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