Stereological estimation of blood vessel surface and volume densities in human normal and rhinitic nasal mucosa

Rhinology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 22-27

  Abrams, Don Carlos ^a   Toynton, Stephen C ^a   Doré, Caroline ^a   Emson, Marie A ^a   Taylor, Peter ^b   Springall, David R ^a   Pride, Neil ^a   Weston, Jane ^a   Schroter, Robert C ^c   Polak, Julia M ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intercept counting; OpenStereo; Point counting; Rhinitis; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; NOSE MUCOSA; STEREOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; SOFTWARE; TURBINATES;

EID: 8244237716     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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