Abstractocyte : A Visual Tool for Exploring Nanoscale Astroglial Cells

This paper presents Abstractocyte, a system for the visual analysis of astrocytes and their relation to neurons, in nanoscale volumes of brain tissue. Astrocytes are glial cells, i.e., non-neuronal cells that support neurons and the nervous system. The study of astrocytes has immense potential for u...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. - 1996. - 24(2018), 1 vom: 30. Jan., Seite 853-861
1. Verfasser: Mohammed, Haneen (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Al-Awami, Ali K, Beyer, Johanna, Cali, Corrado, Magistretti, Pierre, Pfister, Hanspeter, Hadwiger, Markus
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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