title: Calculation of surface areas from serial sections.
abstract: A new method is introduced to determine the surface area of an anatomical structure from serial sections. For highly folded surfaces the new method is more adequate than previously used methods.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002415:Cats; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003201:Computers; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D051379:Mice