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査読有り 国際誌
2018年4月

Development of a method to preliminarily embed tissue samples using low melting temperature fish gelatin before sectioning: A technical note.

Pathology international
  • Kaori Ushida
  • ,
  • Naoya Asai
  • ,
  • Kozo Uchiyama
  • ,
  • Atsushi Enomoto
  • ,
  • Masahide Takahashi

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開始ページ
241
終了ページ
245
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
DOI
10.1111/pin.12652
出版者・発行元
Blackwell Publishing

Embedding of tissue samples that maintains a desired orientation is critical for preparing sections suitable for diagnosis and study objectives. Methods to prepare tissue sections include: (i) paraffin embedding or snap-freezing followed by microtome or cryostat sectioning; and (ii) agarose embedding followed by cutting on a vibrating microslicer. Although these methods are useful for routine laboratory work, preparation of small and fragile tissues such as mouse organs, small human biopsy samples, and cultured floating spheres is difficult and requires special skills. In particular, tissue specimen orientation can be lost during embedding in molds and subsequent sectioning. Here, we developed a method using low melting temperature (LM) gelatin either alone or mixed with agarose to preliminarily embed collected tissues that are either prefixed or unfixed, followed by conventional fixation, paraffin embedding, freezing, and sectioning. The advantage of the method is that the LM gelatin and its mixture with agarose can be handled at room temperature but quickly hardens at 4°C, which allows embedding, trimming, and arranging of small and fragile tissues in a desired orientation and are compatible with traditional stainings. Thus, this method can have various laboratory applications and can be modified according to the needs of each laboratory.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/pin.12652
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29465759
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1111/pin.12652
  • ISSN : 1440-1827
  • ISSN : 1320-5463
  • PubMed ID : 29465759
  • SCOPUS ID : 85042215021

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