A critical analysis of three quantitative methods of assessment of hepatic steatosis in liver biopsies

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 459, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 477-485

  Catta Preta, Mariana ^a   Mendonca, Leonardo Souza ^a   Fraulob Aquino, Julio ^a   Aguila, Marcia Barbosa ^a   Mandarim De Lacerda, Carlos Alberto ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Assessment of steatosis; Image analysis; NAFLD; Point counting; Semi quantitative scaling; Stereology

Indexed keywords

DYE; EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; OIL RED O DYE; PARAFFIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID DIET; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; MOUSE; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; NONHUMAN; POINT COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STAINING; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY; FATTY LIVER; LINEAR MODELS; LIVER; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBSERVER VARIATION; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 80855123655     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: 14322307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00428-011-1147-1     Document Type: Article

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