Unbiased estimation of particle number using sections—an historical perspective with special reference to the stereology of glomeruli

Stereology of arbitrary particles. A review of unbiased number and size estimators and the presentation of some new ones, in memory of William R. Thompson.

1986 • 1,669 citations

Stereology of arbitrary particles*

1986 • 1,404 citations

Notes on the estimation of the numerical density of arbitrary profiles: the edge effect

1977 • 1,276 citations

Quantitative Microscopy

1969 • 1,272 citations

Stereological Methods

1982 • 1,198 citations

A principle for counting tissue structures on random sections

1962 • 819 citations

Stereological estimation of the volume‐weighted mean volume of arbitrary particles observed on random sections*

1985 • 486 citations

The nucleator

1988 • 432 citations

THE CORPUSCLE PROBLEM. A MATHEMATICAL STUDY OF A BIOMETRIC PROBLEM

1925 • 424 citations

Total number of neurons and glial cells in human brain nuclei estimated by the disector and the fractionator

1988 • 351 citations

THE CORPUSCLE PROBLEM. SECOND MEMOIR CASE OF ELLIPSOIDAL CORPUSCLES

1926 • 248 citations

Particle number can be estimated using a disector of unknown thickness: the selector.

1987 • 220 citations

Distribution‐free estimation of sphere size distributions from slabs showing overprojection and truncation, with a review of previous methods

1983 • 196 citations

On the postnatal growth of the kidney, with special reference to the number and size of the glomeruli (albino rat)

1926 • 191 citations

Stereology for anisotropic cells: Application to growth cartilage*

1986 • 182 citations

Effect of normal development on compensatory renal growth

1980 • 171 citations

Unbiased estimation of particle density in the tandem scanning reflected light microscope

1985 • 153 citations

Particle size‐shape distributions: the general spheroid problem: II. Stochastic model and practical guide

1978 • 151 citations

On the number, shape, structure, and surface area of the glomeruli in the kidneys of man and mammals

1928 • 132 citations

Functional and Morphologic Maturation of the Superficial Nephrons RELATIONSHIP TO TOTAL KIDNEY FUNCTION

1974 • 131 citations

On the estimation of particle number

1980 • 123 citations

The total number of glomeruli in the normal human kidney

1931 • 99 citations

The number and size of mammalian glomeruli as related to kidney and to body weight, with methods for their enumeration and measurement

1938 • 96 citations

Functional heterogeneity of nephrons

1969 • 93 citations

Quantitative methods in histology and microscopic histochemistry

1956 • 87 citations

Age-dependent characteristics of compensatory renal growth

1975 • 87 citations

The number and size of glomeruli in the kidneys of fishes, with observations on the morphology of the renal tubules of fishes

1931 • 86 citations

ON THE EXISTENCE OF NON-URINE FORMING NEPHRONS IN THE DISEASED KIDNEY OF THE DOG.

1965 • 86 citations

A critical evaluation of methods for estimating the numerical density of synapses

1986 • 84 citations

Stereology of the human renal glomerulus

1967 • 82 citations

The postnatal growth of the kidney of the albino rat, with observations on an adult human kidney

1917 • 77 citations

Compensatory renal hypertrophy in young rats: Increase in the number of nephrons

1972 • 67 citations

The Sampling, By Quadrats, of Planar Aggregates

1978 • 56 citations

Multi‐dimensional perspectives on stereology

1972 • 54 citations

EXPERIMENTS ON THE GLOMERULAR DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD IN THE MAMMALIAN KIDNEY

1925 • 37 citations

Number of glomeruli in normal and hypertrophied kidneys of mice and guinea‐pigs.

1977 • 35 citations

Distribution of Sizes of Spheres in a Solid from a Study of Slices of the Solid

1955 • 32 citations

The number of glomeruli in the kidney of the adult rabbit

1922 • 30 citations

NUMBER OF GLOMERULI IN KIDNEY OF ADULT WHITE RAT UNILATERALLY NEPHRECTOMIZED IN EARLY LIFE

1929 • 28 citations

Compensatory hypertrophy of the kidney during various periods after unilateral nephrectomy in very young albino rats

1927 • 28 citations

THE GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF MICROSCOPIC CONFIGURATIONS. I. GENERAL ASPECTS OF PROJECTOMETRY

1932 • 23 citations

Induction of Extra Nephrons in Unilaterally Nephrectomized Immature Rats

1975 • 20 citations

THE EFFECT OF UNILATERAL NEPHRECTOMY ON THE SENILE ATROPHY OF THE KIDNEY IN THE WHITE RAT

1930 • 20 citations

EXPERIMENTS ON THE RELATION OF CREATININE AND UREA CLEARANCE TESTS OF KIDNEY FUNCTION AND THE NUMBER OF GLOMERULI IN THE HUMAN KIDNEY OBTAINED AT AUTOPSY

1933 • 19 citations

A Case of Unilateral Aplasia of the Kidney in a Rabbit.

1910 • 15 citations

The Geometric Properties of Microscopic Configurations. II. Incidence and Volume of Islands of Langerhans in the Pancreas of a Monkey

1932 • 15 citations

Relationship of glomerular number and diameter to body size of the dog.

1972 • 14 citations

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RENAL FUNCTION AND THE DIRECT GLOMERULAR COUNT IN NORMAL DOGS.

1964 • 11 citations

Frequency-Distribution of Volume of Islands of Langerhans in the Pancreas of Man, Monkey and Dog

1933 • 8 citations

THE EFFECT OF UNILATERAL NEPHRECTOMY ON THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OPEN GLOMERULI IN THE RABBIT

1929 • 7 citations

Estimating Particle Number and Size

1985 • 6 citations

Enumeration of glomeruli in the kidney of the dog.

1955 • 5 citations

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2014 • 1 citations

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