Stereological studies are more and more frequent in literature, particularly in the
development/evolution, pathology, and neurosciences areas. The stereology challenge is to …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the stereological principles for morphometry in
electron microscopic cytology. Morphometry of the cell serves the purpose of furnishing …

The metabolic rewiring of cardiomyocytes is a widely accepted hallmark of heart failure (HF).
These metabolic changes include a decrease in mitochondrial pyruvate oxidation and an …

It is clear that the density and porosity of biochar will impact its mobility in the environment,
its interaction with the soil hydrologic cycle, and its suitability as an ecological niche for soil …

Fatty liver, oxidative stress, and mitochondrial dysfunction are key pathophysiological
features of insulin resistance and obesity. Butyrate, produced by fermentation in the large …

The superior efficiency of systematic sampling at all levels in stereological studies is
emphasized and various commonly used ways of implementing it are briefly described …

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is traditionally the Cinderella of electron microscopy,
often seen as a playground for biologists and other disciplines remote from physics, and …

The charge of this Joint ATS/ERS Task Force was to critically review the state-of-the-art
stereological methods in lung morphometry, provide practical guidelines for use of these …

The role of the monocyte/macrophage in wound repair has been investigated by studying
the healing process in wounds depleted of this cell and/or its phagocytic activity …

Antimicrobial materials based on hydroxyapatite are potentially attractive in a wide variety of
medical applications. The synthesis of copper and zinc-doped hydroxyapatite was done by …