Stereology and confocal microscopy: application to the study of placental terminal villus
Lucie Kubínová,
Institute of Physiology, ASCR, Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
Marie Jirkovská,
Institute of Histology and Embryology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Petr Hach,
Institute of Histology and Embryology, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Abstract
The possibilities of combining confocal microscopy with stereology are demonstrated on human placental terminal villi. The volumes and surface areas of individual villi and their capillary bed are estimated and the Euler number of the capillary bed is counted. Finally, the advantages and limitations of confocal microscopy are discussed.
Keywords : capillary bed, confocal microscopy, human placenta, stereology, terminal villus
Pour citer cet article
Lucie Kubínová, Marie Jirkovská & Petr Hach, «Stereology and confocal microscopy: application to the study of placental terminal villus», Acta Stereologica [En ligne], Number 2 - Applications of stereology in life sciences - July 1996, Volume 15 (1996), 153-158 URL : https://popups.uliege.be/0351-580x/index.php?id=563.