Equations: Merz

 

Length of semi-circle
d : Circle diameter
Surface area per unit volume
I : Number of intercepts
l/p : Length of semi-circle per point
P : Number of points

 

References

Howard, C. V., Reed, M. G. (2010). Unbiased stereology. Liverpool, UK: QTP Publications. {See equation 6.4}

Weibel, E.R. (1979). Stereological Methods. Vol. 1: Practical methods for biological morphometry. London, UK: Academic Press.

 

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