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Reference Bibliography

The following bibliography is list of references used in this site.

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• Schmitz ,C., Hof, P.R. (2000). Recommendations for straightforward and rigorous methods of counting neurons based on a computer simulation approach. J Chem Neuroanat. Oct;20(1), 93-114.
• Schmitz C., Hof P.R. (2005). Design-based stereology in neuroscience. Neuroscience.130(4), 813-31. Review.
• Slomianka L., West, M.J. (2005). Estimators of the precision of stereological estimates: an example based on the CA1 pyramidal cell layer of rats. Neuroscience. 136(3), 757-67.
• Sterio, D.C. (1984). The unbiased estimation of number and sizes of arbitrary particles using the disector. J Microsc. May;134(Pt 2), 127-36.
• Tang, Y., Nyengaard, J.R. (1997). A stereological method for estimating the total length and size of myelin fibers in human brain white matter. J Neurosci Methods. May 16;73(2), 193-200.
• Thioulouse J. Royet JP. Ploye H. Houllier F. 1993. Evaluation of the precision of systematic sampling: nugget effect and covariogram modelling. J Microsc 172, 249-256.
• West MJ, Slomianka L, Gundersen HJ. 1991. Unbiased stereological estimation of the total number of neurons in the subdivisions of the rat hippocampus using the optical fractionator. Anat Rec. Dec;231(4), 482-97.
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