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Stereological estimation using vertical sections in a complex tissue.

K A Dorph-Petersen
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A method designed for stereological estimation in a very complex tissue using vertical sections is presented. In some tissues, the random rotation of the tissue for vertical sections may obscure recognition of the anatomical structures of interest. The present method overcomes this problem by generating sections with both a particular orientation, 'mapping sections', and ordinary random vertical sections usable for the required observations. A map describing the positions of the vertical sections is produced to make the complex reference space recognizable. The method is illustrated by estimating the number and size of neurones in the dorsal raphe nucleus of the human brainstem with its dense packing of roughly 100 nuclei within a volume less than 50 cm3.

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Anatomy, Cross-SectionalBrain StemHumansMaleRaphe NucleiJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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K A Dorph-Petersen. 1999. Stereological estimation using vertical sections in a complex tissue.. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00471.x

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