STEREOLOGY - THE FAST LANE BETWEEN NEUROANATOMY AND BRAIN-FUNCTION - OR STILL ONLY A TIGHTROPE

被引:62
作者
GUNDERSEN, HJG [1 ]
机构
[1] AARHUS UNIV,INST EXPTL CLIN RES,INTERNAL MED KLIN 2,DK-8000 AARHUS,DENMARK
来源
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA | 1992年 / 85卷
关键词
NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCE; NEURON SIZE; NUMBER; RATIO ESTIMATORS; SAMPLING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; STEREOLOGY; SYNAPSES; UNBIASED ESTIMATORS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1600-0404.1992.tb05032.x
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
Precise and unbiased quantitation of the key element of nervous tissue has solved some long-standing problems in neuroscience and the new stereological methods are now very efficient tools for experimental testing of new (and old!) ideas and concepts. Technically, the "zipless" combination of new stereological methods with certain essential principles for observation and recognition is only beginning to be made.
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