"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,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Profiles.
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Schikorski T. Functional Nanoscale Imaging of Synaptic Vesicle Cycling with Superfast Fixation. Methods Mol Biol. 2016; 1474:343-58.
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Schikorski T. Monitoring Synaptic Vesicle Protein Sorting with Enhanced Horseradish Peroxidase in the Electron Microscope. Methods Mol Biol. 2016; 1474:327-41.
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Nicholas SB, Basgen JM, Sinha S. Using stereologic techniques for podocyte counting in the mouse: shifting the paradigm. Am J Nephrol. 2011; 33 Suppl 1:1-7.
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Chagra SL, Zavala JK, Hall MV, Gosselink KL. Acute and repeated restraint differentially activate orexigenic pathways in the rat hypothalamus. Regul Pept. 2011 Feb 25; 167(1):70-8.
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Burke MW, Zangenehpour S, Ptito M. Brain banking: making the most of your research specimens. J Vis Exp. 2009 Jul 24; (29).
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Arslan Z, Secor DH. High resolution micromill sampling for analysis of fish otoliths by ICP-MS: effects of sampling and specimen preparation on trace element fingerprints. Mar Environ Res. 2008 Sep; 66(3):364-71.
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Patrick RJ, Corey S, Glass LF. The use of sequential serial sectioning of thin melanomas in determining maximum Breslow depth. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Nov; 57(5 Suppl):S127-8.
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Sora MC, Genser-Strobl B, Radu J, Lozanoff S. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the ankle by means of ultrathin slice plastination. Clin Anat. 2007 Mar; 20(2):196-200.
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Xiao J, Levitt JB. A new chamber method for mounting tissue sections. J Neurosci Methods. 2005 Jun 15; 144(2):235-40.