High-throughput computer method for 3D neuronal structure reconstruction from the image stack of the Drosophila brain and its applications.

Drosophila melanogaster is a well-studied model organism, especially in the field of neurophysiology and neural circuits. The brain of the Drosophila is small but complex, and the image of a single neuron in the brain can be acquired using confocal microscopy. Analyzing the Drosophila brain is an id...

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Main Authors: Ping-Chang Lee, Chao-Chun Chuang, Ann-Shyn Chiang, Yu-Tai Ching
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441491?pdf=render