Avtor/Urednik		Karlsson, LM; Makanya, AN
Naslov		Stereological estimation of size-weighted enterocyte mean size in bat small intestine
Tip		članek
Vir		Acta Stereol
Vol. in št.		Letnik 18, št. 1
Leto izdaje		1999
Obseg		str. 39-47
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		The total absorptive surface area is often the target parameter in stereological studies of the intestine. Here we alternatively considered two descriptors of mean size of the absorptive enterocytes: their surface-weighted mean volume Es (V ), and volume-weighted mean surface area EV (S). The practical applicability of the corresponding estimators was demonstrated using an anisotropic biological tissue, namely the bat small intestine. The volume-weighted enterocyte mean volume Ev (V), was also considered because it was obtained as a 'by-product' from the estimation of E (S). This preliminary study indicates that the considered descriptors of enterocyte mean size may be lower in the middle part than in the proximal and distal parts of the bat intestine.
Deskriptorji		INTESTINAL MUCOSA CELL SIZE CHIROPTERA IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED