Quantitative Methods in Morphology / Quantitative Methoden in der Morphologie: Proceedings of the Symposium on Quantitative Methods in Morphology held on August 10, 1965, during the Eigth International Congress of Anatomists in Wiesbaden, Germany

✍ Scribed by Ewald R. Weibel, Hans Elias (auth.), Prof. Dr. Ewald R. Weibel, Prof. Dr. Hans Elias (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 1967
• Leaves: 275
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Stereologic techniques begin to play an increasing role in biologic morphology, particularly there where correlation of structure and function on a quantitative basis is sought. These powerful methods have been in use for many years - partly even for many decades - in geology, mineralogy and metallurgy, while attempts to introduce them into histology have remained rather rare until a few years ago. In order to stimulate discussion among anatomists about stereo logic methods the International Society for Stereology, an interdisciplinary society, organized a Sym­ posium on Quantitative Methods in Morphology which took place on August 10, 1965 in the framework of the Eighth International Congress of Anatomists in Wiesbaden, Germany. The papers presented at this symposium are published in this volume in slightly extended form. Some of the papers of this volume are of rather specialized nature and presume a basic knowledge of stereology. The first chapter on general stereological principles has therefore been considerably extended and short introductory review paragraphs have been added to a few subsequent chapters to help those who are not yet familiar with this new field in understanding the more specialized original articles. Long discussion periods formed an essential part of the symposium. However, they were conducted very informally and hence it would not have been profitable to reproduce them in extenso, particularly since the major results of discussion have been incorporated by the authors into the expanded manuscripts presented here.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-VII
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to stereology and morphometry....Pages 3-19
Front Matter....Pages 21-21
Kugelgrößenverteilung und Verteilung der Schnittkreise; ihre wechselseitigen Beziehungen und Verfahren zur Bestimmung der einen aus der anderen....Pages 23-45
Analysis of size distribution of fat cells in adipose tissue at different ages....Pages 46-52
Front Matter....Pages 53-53
Introduction to counting principles....Pages 55-57
Probleme und Methoden der Strukturzählung im Schnittpräparat....Pages 58-78
Zur Methodik der Zellzählung an subcorticalen Strukturen des menschlichen Gehirns....Pages 79-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Introduction to stereologic principles....Pages 89-98
Fehlerbetrachtungen zur Volumenbestimmung aus der Integration ebener Schnitte....Pages 99-129
Stereology of the human renal glomerulus....Pages 130-166
Morphometrische Untersuchungen an Zellen....Pages 167-198
Morphometrische Analyse der Umbauvorgänge in der Kompakta des Knochens....Pages 199-217
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Apparative Hilfsmittel der Stereologie....Pages 221-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Morphometry and lung models....Pages 253-267
Back Matter....Pages 269-278

✦ Subjects

Medicine/Public Health, general