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DIGITAL COUNTING OF COLONIES IN CLONOGENIC ASSAYS

Optimized digital counting colonies of clonogenic assays using ImageJ software and customized macros: Comparison with manual counting

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Pages 1135-1146 | Received 06 Apr 2011, Accepted 30 Aug 2011, Published online: 13 Sep 2011

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