Micro-computed tomography-based phenotypic approaches in embryology: procedural artifacts on assessments of embryonic craniofacial growth and development

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Growing demand for three dimensional (3D) digital images of embryos for purposes of phenotypic assessment drives implementation of new histological and imaging techniques. Among these micro-computed tomography (μCT) has recently been...

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Main Authors: Logan C Cairine, Boughner Julia C, Gitelman Julian, Trpkov Cvett, Jamniczky Heather A, Parsons Trish E, Schmidt Eric J, Sensen Christoph W, Hallgrímsson Benedikt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-02-01
Series:BMC Developmental Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-213X/10/18