LCM isolates specific cells or tissues from samples mounted on microscope slides. The samples are viewed through a thermoplastic film that is attached to a microcentrifuge tube lid. Localized heat, caused by the application of a laser pulse, fuses the membrane to the cells of interest, which can then be harvested for further analysis. RNA and proteins can be purified from the isolated cells, allowing detailed analysis of gene expression. This protocol is divided into three stages. - [Read (LCM): Preparation and Sectioning of Frozen Tissue Blocks and Purification of RNA from Isolated Cel]
Protocol can be used for clearing intact non-ovule materials of arabidopsis, which can then be observed under Normarski optics. This is an efficient way to analyse root, seedling even flower development without sectioning. This protocol could also be used for clearing GUS stained material, after chlorophyll is removed by 70% ethanol. - [Read Clearing Arabidopsis Non-Ovule Materials With the HCG Solution Protocol]
Frozen Sectioning and Tissue Sectioning for Electron Microscopy. Includes Tissue Processing for Transmission Electron Microscopy and Tissue Preservation for Light Microscopy. University of California UCSF Dept. Pathology Research. - [Read Frozen Sectioning and Tissue Sectioning for Electron Microscopy]
Information on histotechniques. Includes: Fixation - types of fixatives; factors affecting fixation; General usage of fixatives; Tissue Processing; Sectioning; Frozen Sections; Staining; H and E staining; Coverslipping; Decalcification; Artefacts in Histologic Sections; Problems in Tissue Processing. - [Read Histotechniques Fixation]
Protocol for sectioning is on a separate page. 2. Standard Procedure To Section for Transmission Electron Microscopy, EM Center, Indiana University School ... List of standard EM Center procedures/protocols - [Read List of standard EM Center procedures/protocols]
Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) is a relatively new light microscopical imaging technique which has found wide applications in the biological sciences. The primary value of the CLSM to the biologist is its ability to produce optical sections through a 3-D specimen-e.g., an entire cell or a piece of tissue - that, to a good approximation, contain information from only one focal plane. Article includes principle and applications of confocal laser scanning microscope. - [Read Looking Inside Cells and Tissues by Optical Sectioning with a Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope]
The standard protocol for in situ hybridizations in plants still involves fixing fresh tissue, embedding the tissue in wax, sectioning with a microtome and detection of the transcripts of interest using labeled RNA-probes. This protocol concentrates only on nonradioactive methods, as they are easy to perform, very sensitive and even faster than techniques involving radioisotope labels. - [Read Molecular and Biochemical Analysis of Arabidopsis Protocol]
Protocol for the preparation of LCM of Paraffin embedded tissue sections. Includes: Fixation; Processing, Embedding and Tissue Sectioning; Staining; Laser Transfer; DNA Extraction Protocol of LCM tissue and PCR for DNA analysis; RNA Extraction Protocol of LCM tissue and RT-PCR for mRNA analysis. - [Read Preparation and LCM of Paraffin Embedded Tissue Sections Protocol]
Protocol for resin processing of bone. Includes: FIXATION; PROCESSING; EMBEDDING; RELEASING BLOCK FROM GLASS CONTAINER; SECTIONING. - [Read Resin Processing of Bone Protocol]
Protocol provides methods and tips for sectioning mouse embryos and transferring the sections to a microscope slide. - [Read Sectioning Mouse Embryos Protocol]
SECTIONING RESIN EMBEDDED TISSUE. MAKING LATTA-HARTMANN KNIVES and Sectioning Protocols for Histology. University of Nottingham Medical School Division of Histopathology. James Lowe. - [Read SECTIONING RESIN EMBEDDED TISSUE]