Neuromelanin-positive Neuron Density in Substantia Nigra Image Analysis

By Hemanth Ramesh Nelvagal, PhD, Toby Curless, MSc and Zane Jaunmuktane, MD
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Description
The protocol covers the steps to measure neuromelanin-positive neuron density in substantia nigra using image analysis tools including NZConnect (Hamamatsu), a web-based whole-slide image (WSI) viewer, Cellpose and QuPath.
Identifier (DOI)
10.17504/protocols.io.14egn2kq6g5d/v1
Tags
  • Analysis
  • Cell density
  • Neuromelanin
  • QuPath
  • Scripts
  • Substantia nigra
Team
Team Hardy
Program
Collaborative Research Network
Theme
PD Functional Genomics

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