Practicals · Pathology · Histopathology
Microtomy - cutting paraffin sections on rotary microtome
- Type
- Lab technique
- Curriculum level
- PUS (NMC)
- Also called
- paraffin block section cutting
Videos and resources
- VideoMicrotome Sectioning Tutorial4:33
- VideoRotary Microtome Section1:40
- +66 more links
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Process a tissue, make a paraffin block and cut sections of good quality on a rotary microtome” ( NMC curriculum, page 18)
“Tissue processing and microtomy” ( NBEMS DNB curriculum, page 20)