A rapid reproducible method for determination of basement membrane thickness in biological structures.
A computerized method for the determination of basement membrane thickness is described. The program is written in HPL. The accuracy and reproducibility of the method and the program were determined using constructed and biological models.
D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002196:Capillaries / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011917:Rats, Inbred Lew; D012171:Retinal Vessels / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012985:Software Design