A MICROCOMPUTER-BASED IMAGE ANALYZER FOR QUANTITATING NEURITE OUTGROWTH

被引:13
作者
FORDHOLEVINSKI, TS [1 ]
DAHLBERG, TA [1 ]
AGRANOFF, BW [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN, NEUROSCI LAB BLDG, 1103 E HURON, ANN ARBOR, MI 48109 USA
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10.1016/0006-8993(86)90578-0
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
An automated device that recognizes and quantitates neurite outgrowth from goldfish retinal explants is described. The system components include a video camera-inverted microscope and an Apple II microcomputer with an attached Motorola 68000 coprocessor. Values for neurite outgrowth were generated within 30 s, required no user input other than defining the microscopic field, and correlated well with a subjective measure, the nerve growth index.
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页码:339 / 346
页数:8
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