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Computer-aided three-dimensional reconstruction and quantitative analysis of cells from serial electron microscopic montages of foetal monkey brain

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Computer-aided reconstruction of immature brain cells with highly irregular shapes from serial electron microscopic montages gives three-dimensional images and quantitative data on surface areas and volumes, providing new classes of data on cell behaviour during development.

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  1. Department of Neuropathology, Harvard Medical School,

    Pasko Rakic

  2. Department of Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112

    Larry J. Stensas

  3. Department of Neuropathology, Harvard Medical School,

    Edward P. Sayre & Richard L. Sidman

  4. Department of Neuroscience, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115

    Edward P. Sayre & Richard L. Sidman

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Rakic, P., Stensas, L., Sayre, E. et al. Computer-aided three-dimensional reconstruction and quantitative analysis of cells from serial electron microscopic montages of foetal monkey brain. Nature 250, 31–34 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/250031a0

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