A Brief Introduction to Stereology and Sampling Strategies: Basic Concepts of Stereology

Different methods for evaluating the effects of microwave radiation exposure on the nervous system

“…Also, this CV value shows the variability of the members in a group. In stereological approaches, group variability is affected by multiple factors such as study population and estimation parameters (Altunkaynak et al, 2012). Additionally, the numerical data obtained from stereological analyses have been supported by histopathological images in the studies (Odaci et al, 2008;Bas et al, 2009;Sonmez al., 2010).…”

“…Stereology is a histomorphometric technique that provides three-dimensional data from two-dimensional sections, independent of tissue structure and shape (Altunkaynak et al, 2012). Many studies have shown that 900 MHz EMFs affect neurons and glial cells.…”

Effects of melatonin on diclofenac sodium treated rat kidney: a stereological and histopathological study

“…13 Volume estimation with the cavalieri principle Volumetric evaluation of a structure that has any shape and size can effectively obtained by the Cavalieri principle. 14 An important rule of this origin is as follows: in order to get a impartial estimate of the volume of an objective, the objective must be cut to serial and parallel planes separate by a fixed interval 15,16 and using a point-counting grid for the area estimate of section profiles. The point density of the grid was designed to obtain a proper CE for the serial paraffin sections of the study.…”

“…Reference and look-up sections were reversed in order to double the number of dissector pairs without taking new sections. 13,15 The mean numerical density of glomeruli (N Vglo ) was estimated using the following formula:…”

Effects of leptin on histomorphometry of liver in high-fat diet fed obese rats

“…The specialization of stereological tools makes these estimates unbiased and reliable. Stereological methods utilize various specific tools and sampling strategies to provide unbiased and quantitative estimates in order to obtain a wide range of quantitative parameters including the number, size, shape, volume and density (Altunkaynak et al, 2012).…”