 Microtomy
"Microtomy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The technique of using a microtome to cut thin or ultrathin sections of tissues embedded in a supporting substance. The microtome is an instrument that hold a steel, glass or diamond knife in clamps at an angle to the blocks of prepared tissues, which it cuts in sections of equal thickness.
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D008867
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.500.620.530 E01.370.225.750.600.530 E05.200.500.620.530 E05.200.750.600.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Microtomy- Microtomy
- Thin Sectioning
- Sectioning, Thin
- Sectionings, Thin
- Thin Sectionings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Profiles.
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Miller DE, Shah RS, Mayerich D, Keyser J, Abbott LC. Fast submicrometer-scale imaging of whole zebrafish using the knife-edge scanning microscope. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2016 Aug; 2016:5901-5904.
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Choe Y, Mayerich D, Kwon J, Miller DE, Sung C, Chung JR, Huffman T, Keyser J, Abbott LC. Specimen preparation, imaging, and analysis protocols for knife-edge scanning microscopy. J Vis Exp. 2011 Dec 09; (58).
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Mayerich D, Abbott L, McCormick B. Knife-edge scanning microscopy for imaging and reconstruction of three-dimensional anatomical structures of the mouse brain. J Microsc. 2008 Jul; 231(Pt 1):134-43.
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