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Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:43Introduction
- 01:28Pre-processing of Tissue
- 02:12The Stereology Equation
- 02:40Determining SSF the Section Sampling Fraction
- 03:52Determining ASF, TSF, and ∑Q- using Stereologer
- 10:52Conclusion
The anatomical organization of the primate brain can provide important insights into normal and pathological conditions in humans. Unbiased stereology is a method for accurately and efficiently estimating the total neuron number (or other cell type) in a given reference space1.
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Unbiased StereologyNon-human Primate BrainQuantificationBiological ObjectsStructural DataAnatomically Defined StructuresCell NumbersSizeFiber LengthsCapillary LengthsSurface AreasRegional VolumesSpatial DistributionsReference SpaceSystematic-random SamplingComputerized StereologyTotal Neuronal PopulationFrontal CortexVervet Monkey BrainBioQuant Life SciencesStereologer System
