"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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Profiles.
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Croisier H, Tan X, Chen J, Sneyd J, Sanderson MJ, Brook BS. Ryanodine receptor sensitization results in abnormal calcium signaling in airway smooth muscle cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2015 Nov; 53(5):703-11.
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Hamzei-Sichani F, Kamasawa N, Janssen WG, Yasumura T, Davidson KG, Hof PR, Wearne SL, Stewart MG, Young SR, Whittington MA, Rash JE, Traub RD. Gap junctions on hippocampal mossy fiber axons demonstrated by thin-section electron microscopy and freeze fracture replica immunogold labeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 24; 104(30):12548-53.
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Crisi GM, Ricci A. Microcalcifications in the breast and the pathologist. Am J Surg Pathol. 2002 May; 26(5):676-7; author reply 677.
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Axer H, Axer M, Krings T, Keyserlingk DG. Quantitative estimation of 3-D fiber course in gross histological sections of the human brain using polarized light. J Neurosci Methods. 2001 Feb 15; 105(2):121-31.