The Automatic Proportionator Estimator Is Highly Efficient for Estimation of Total Number of Sparse Cell Populations
Estimation of total number of a population of cells that are sparsely distributed in an organ or anatomically-defined region of interest represents a challenge for conventional stereological methods. In these situations, classic fractionator approaches that rely on systematic uniform random sampling...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnana.2018.00019/full |