Neurite analyzer: An original Fiji plugin for quantification of neuritogenesis in two-dimensional images

摘要

Background: In life sciences, there is a growing need for new informatics tools designed to provide automated solutions in order to analyze big amounts of images obtained from high-throughput imaging systems. Among the most widely used assays in neurotoxicity, endocrinology and brain diseases, the neurite outgrowth assay is popular.