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This paper is mainly concerned with the stereology of particles. It has been written bearing the interests of quantitative synapto- logy in mind, but the results can be applied elsewhere.
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Cruz-Orive, LM. (1985). Estimating Particle Number and Size. In: Agnati, L.F., Fuxe, K. (eds) Quantitative Neuroanatomy in Transmitter Research. Wenner-Gren Center International Symposium Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08171-4_2
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