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stereology

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ster·e·ol·o·gy  (str-l-j, stîr-)
n.
The study of three-dimensional properties of objects or matter usually observed two-dimensionally.

stere·o·logic (--ljk), stere·o·logi·cal (--kl) adj.
stere·o·logi·cal·ly adv.
stere·olo·gist n.


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Different from reproductive cycles, which are usually studied with conventional histological and/or biochemical methods, reproductive effort can only be determined with techniques involving other approaches, such as stereology and calorimetry.
Here, we illustrate some ways in which stereology can contribute to our understanding of these processes, in particular visual phototransduction.
Point counting is very commonly used in stereology for unbiased area and volume estimation [14], where counts are made of randomly overlaid lattice points that fall within a closed area.
 
 
 
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