STEREOLOGICAL CHALLENGES WHEN WORKING WITH HEART MUSCLE FIBRES

Authors

  • Annemarie Brüel

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v29.p35-43

Keywords:

heart, length, myocytes, number

Abstract

This contribution is based on a series of studies, where stereological methods were applied to hearts from rats treated with growth hormone. A method to estimate the total number of cardiac myocytes is described and, furthermore, length estimates of heart muscle fibres are discussed.

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Published

2011-05-03

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Original Research Paper

How to Cite

Brüel, A. (2011). STEREOLOGICAL CHALLENGES WHEN WORKING WITH HEART MUSCLE FIBRES. Image Analysis and Stereology, 29(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.5566/ias.v29.p35-43