Morphological relationship between axon and dendritic arborizations as revealed by Minkowski functionals
Quantitative Methods
2007-05-23 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
The spatial structure of the axonal and dendritic arborizations is closely related to the functionality of specific neurons or neuronal subsystems. The present work describes how multiscale Minkowski functionals can be used in order to characterize and compare the spatial organization of these two types of arborizations. The discrimination potential of the method is illustrated with respect to three classes of cortical neurons.
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@article{arxiv.q-bio/0703036,
title = {Morphological relationship between axon and dendritic arborizations as revealed by Minkowski functionals},
author = {Luciano da Fontoura Costa and Marconi Soares Barbosa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:q-bio/0703036},
year = {2007}
}
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