Basic Application of Stereology in Histology and Medical Sciences

authors:

avatar Hamid Reza Mahmoudzadeh Sagheb 1 , 2 , avatar Bita Moudi ORCID 1 , 2 , *

Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Department of Histology, School of Medicine, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Gene, Cell and Tissue: Vol.1, issue 3; e24237
published online: October 27, 2014
article type: Editorial
received: September 30, 2014
accepted: October 4, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-24237

how to cite: Mahmoudzadeh Sagheb H R, Moudi B. Basic Application of Stereology in Histology and Medical Sciences. Gene Cell Tissue. 2014;1(3):e24237. https://doi.org/10.17795/gct-24237.

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