Weibel formulas

All stereological formulas

 

Surface area per unit volume

 

  • I: Intersections (triangular markers)
  • P: Points (end point circular markers)
  • l: Length of each line

We use l/2 for the length represented at each point since there are two end points per line.

 

References

Weibel, E.R., Kistler, G.S., & Scherle, W.F. (1966). Practical stereological methods for morphometric cytologyThe Journal of cell biology, 30 (1), 23–38.

 

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