| PARAMETER | TISSUE | PROBE |
| VOLUME | neuro-anatomical region e.g. hippocampus | CAVALIERI/POINT-COUNTING |
| NUMBER | neurons or glia in a neuro-anatomical region | OPTICAL FRACTIONATOR |
| PLAQUE-LOAD | plaques within cortical grey matter; percent by volume | AREA FRACTION FRACTIONATOR |
| VOLUME | somas and nuclei of neurons and glia | NUCLEATOR |
| SURFACE | neuro-anatomical region e.g. cerebellum grey matter | ISOTROPIC FAKIR |
| LENGTH | dendrites, axons and blood vessels | SPACEBALLS |
| DISTRIBUTION | 3-D cytoarchitectonics | NEAREST NEIGHBOR |
