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Cutting Sections of Paraffin-Embedded Tissues

Andrew H. Fischer, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Jack Rose, and Rolf Zeller

This protocol was adapted from "Preparation of Cells and Tissues for Fluorescence Microscopy," Chapter 4, in Basic Methods in Microscopy (eds. Spector and Goldman). Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA, 2006.


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This protocol describes the sectioning of tissues embedded in paraffin blocks. Paraffin sections require extensive fixation and processing steps but provide superior morphology compared with other sectioning methods. Sectioning paraffin blocks requires experience and should be learned from an experienced researcher, if possible.


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