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Cryoultramicrotomy

The technique of using a cryostat or freezing microtome, in which the temperature is regulated to -20 degrees Celsius, to cut ultrathin frozen sections for microscopic (usually, electron microscopic) examination.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): E01.370.225.500.620.530.160, E01.370.225.750.600.530.160, E05.200.500.620.530.160, E05.200.750.600.530.160

MeSH Unique ID: D016616

Entry Terms:

  • Freeze Sectioning
  • Sectioning, Freeze
  • Cryosectioning

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