Indirect measures of neuroprotection are parameters to avoid: Examples from research on neonatal rat hypoxia-ischemia

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  Oorschot, Dorothy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Absolute neuronal number; Brain weight; Cavalieri's method; Neuronal density; Optical disector; Stereology

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957540461     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v30.p1-9     Document Type: Review

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