Stereological estimation of the number of capillaries, exemplified by renal glomeruli.
A capillary structural unit can be given an unambiguous, topological definition which forms the basis for the practical stereological estimation of the total number of such units in a capillary network. This definition of a capillary is in accordance with the concept of formation of new capillars. The principle is illustrated by the (simple) example of glomerular tufts in the kidney.
Nyengaard
J R
JR
University Institute of Pathology, Aarhus University, Denmark.
Bendtsen
T F
TF
Gundersen
H J
HJ
D000818:Animals; D002196:Capillaries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D051381:Rats