LAB M2 Ex2-3 Flashcards
other name for rocking microtome
cambridge
rocking microtome inventor
Paldwell Trefall 1881
knife profile of rocking microtome
plano concave
rocking microtome is used for
celloidin embedded blocks
large paraffin emebedded blocks
thickness of rocking microtome tissue
10-12 um
other term for rotary microtome
minot
knife profile of rotary microtome
biconcave
planoconcave
rotary microtome is used for
paraffin or resin embedded blocks
most common microtome for routine lab
rotary/ minot microtome
thickness of rotary microtome sections
3- 5 um
two types of sliding microtome
base sledge
standard sliding
knife is stationary and block is manipulated
base sledge
block is stationary and knife is manipukated
standard sliding
knife of bade sledge
plano concave
plane wedge knife
base sledge is used for
large blocks (whole brain), hard tossues, whole mounts
knife of standard sliding microtome
planoconcave
plane wedge
use of standard sliding microtome
celloidin – oblique knife
large refractory paraffin - straight knife
inventor of sliding microtome
adams 1789
inventor of freezing microtome
Queckett 1848
knife of freezing microtome
plane wedge
use of freezing microtome
rapid diagnosis, enzyme, lipids, neurological structures
temperature of cryostat
-5 to -30 degrees
size very thin sections of ultrathin microtome
60-100 nm
size of semi thin sections of uktrathin microscope
0.5- 1 um