A simple reproducible and time saving method of semi-automatic dendrite spine density estimation compared to manual spine counting

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 128-133

  Orlowski, Dariusz ^a   Bjarkam, Carsten R ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Golgi Cox impregnation; Image analysis; Neuroplasticity; Skeletonization; Technique

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC SPINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELL MEMBRANE; DENDRITIC SPINES; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILVER STAINING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861731408     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2012.05.009     Document Type: Article

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