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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2020

A Practical Guide to the Automated Analysis of Vascular Growth, Maturation and Injury in the Brain.

Ruslan Rust, Tunahan Kirabali, Lisa Grönnert, Berre Dogancay, Yanuar D P Limasale, Andrea Meinhardt, Carsten Werner, Bàrbara Laviña, Luka Kulic, Roger M Nitsch and 2 more

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ruslan RustInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tunahan KirabaliInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Lisa GrönnertInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Berre DogancayNeuroscience Center Zurich, University of Zurich and ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Yanuar D P LimasaleLeibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany.
Andrea MeinhardtLeibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany.
Carsten WernerLeibniz Institute for Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany.
Bàrbara LaviñaDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Luka KulicInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Roger M NitschInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Christian TackenbergInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Martin E SchwabInstitute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
University of Zurich · CHETH Zurich · CHLeibniz Institute of Polymer Research · DEUppsala University · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The distinct organization of the brain's vasculature ensures the adequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients during development and adulthood. Acute and chronic pathological changes of the vascular system have been implicated in many neurological disorders including stroke and dementia. Here, we describe a fast, automated method that allows the highly reproducible, quantitative assessment of distinct vascular parameters and their changes based on the open source software Fiji (ImageJ). In particular, we developed a practical guide to reliably measure aspects of growth, repair and maturation of the brain's vasculature during development and neurovascular disease in mice and humans. The script can be used to assess the effects of different external factors including pharmacological treatments or disease states. Moreover, the procedure is expandable to blood vessels of other organs and vascular

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angiogenesisblood vesselscentral nervous system (CNS)developmentimage processingquantificationstroke

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PMID32265643
PMCPMC7099171
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