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The Probability of Hitting a Synapse: A Stereological Problem in Neuropathology
Author(s) -
Cox T.,
Gibson P. H.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2347863
Subject(s) - neuropathology , synapse , stereology , neuroscience , computer science , biology , medicine , pathology , disease , endocrinology
SUMMARY Geometric probability is used to give evidence as to whether neuronal degeneration in the brains of elderly people occurs at the terminal portion of nerves alone, or whether it also occurs elsewhere along the nerve.