MODERN STEREOLOGICAL EVALUATION IN THE AGING HUMAN SUBSTANTIA NIGRA
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Modern Stereological Evaluation in the Aging Human Substantia Nigra
Quantitative estimation of neuronal numbers in the human substantia nigra (SN) can be achieved by a conventional single section (SS) count or by the more modern stereological disector (DS) count. However, counting results from SS counts are potentially biased and might not accurately reflect the total neuronal number in the SN or the changes in the total number of neurons occurring during aging...
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عنوان ژورنال: Image Analysis & Stereology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1854-5165,1580-3139
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v22.p73-80