Quantitative Neuroanatomy in Transmitter Research: Proceedings of an International Symposium held at The Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, May 3–4, 1984

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Quantitative Analysis of Three-Dimensional Structures in Neuroanatomy....Pages 3-9
Estimating Particle Number and Size....Pages 11-24
Tasks in Computer-Assisted Neuroanatomy: Data Acquisition, Imaging and Database....Pages 25-40
Population Characteristics of Nerve Cell Bodies Illustrated by the Postnatal Development of Cerebellar Granule Cells in the Rat....Pages 41-54
Laminar Specificity of Dendritic Morphology: Examples from the Guinea Pig Hippocampal Region....Pages 55-69
Studies of Local Blood Flow and Glucose Utilization in Brain by Computer Assisted Autoradiography....Pages 71-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Morphometrical and Microdensitometrical Studies on Monoaminergic and Peptidergic Neurons in the Aging Brain....Pages 91-112
Three-Dimensional Computer Reconstructions of Catecholaminergic Neuronal Populations in Man....Pages 113-125
Topographic Distribution of Catecholaminergic Neurons in the Rat Medulla Oblongata Using Quantitative Three-Dimensional Reconstruction....Pages 127-143
Effects of Chronic GM1 Ganglioside Treatment on Nigral Dopamine Cell Bodies and Dendrites in Experimental Rats Using Image Analysis — Relationship to the Pharmacokinetic Properties....Pages 145-156
Development of Quantitative Methods for the Evaluation of the Entity of Coexistence of Neuroactive Substances in Nerve Terminal Populations in Discrete Areas of the Central Nervous System: Evidence for Hormonal Regulation of Cotransmission....Pages 157-174
Principles for the Construction of the Software for Image Analysis of Transmitter-Identified Neurons....Pages 175-184
Image Understanding and the Cell World Model....Pages 185-196
Quantitative Studies of Rodent and Primate Neocortex: Central Monoamine and Peptide Neurons....Pages 197-211
Image Analysis of Catecholamine Fluorescence and Immunofluorescence in Studies on Blood Vessel Innervation....Pages 213-229
Image Analysis of Transmitter Identified Neurons Using the Ibas System....Pages 231-250
Image Analysis of Neuronal and Glial Markers: Fluorescence Microscopical Applications....Pages 251-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
The Use of Quantitative Immunocyto-Chemistry to Study the Regulation of Tyrosine Hydroxylase in Noradrenergic and Dopaminergic Neural Systems....Pages 269-286
Quantitative Cytochemical Studies on Catecholaminergic and Peptidergic Nerve Terminals....Pages 287-299
Quantitation of Nerve Terminal Networks of Transmitter-Identified Neurons After Selective Neurotoxic Lesions....Pages 301-316
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Cytofluorimetric Scanning: A Quantitative Method to Study Axonal Transport....Pages 317-329
Quantitative Microfluorimetry and Semiquantitative Immunocytochemistry as Tools in the Analysis of Transmitter Identified Neurons....Pages 331-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Quantitative Autoradiographic Localization of Dopamine Receptors and Uptake Sites in the Rat and Human Cns....Pages 351-364
The Use of Quantitative Autoradiographic Techniques on the Study of Drug Action in the Brain: Receptor Autoradiography and 2-Deoxyglucose Technique....Pages 365-379
Quantitative Autoradiography as a Tool to Study Receptors in Neural Tissue. Studies on 3H-Ouabain Binding Sites and Correlation with Synaptic Protein Phosphorylation in Different Brain Areas....Pages 381-396
Quantitative Autoradiography of Drug Binding Sites: Methodological Considerations....Pages 397-406
Recent Advances in the Visualization and Quantification of Benzodiazepine Receptors....Pages 407-415
Back Matter....Pages 417-418