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In many biological tissues, especially in the nervous system, structures are not randomly distributed. Therefore stereological evaluation needs guide-lines that indicates how an optimal systematic sampling can be done. For the cortex cerebri a first solution is mentioned.
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Haug, H. (1978). Clustering and Layering of Neurons in the Central Nervous System. In: Miles, R.E., Serra, J. (eds) Geometrical Probability and Biological Structures: Buffon’s 200th Anniversary. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93089-8_17
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