[Histonet] mouse kidney frozen sectioning

[Charles.Scouten <@t> leica-microsystems.com]

Cracks and fissues is not freezing artifact, as from freezing too slow.
You are cutting the tissue too cold, and/or the blade angle is too
steep.
 
Cordially,
Charles W. Scouten, Ph.D
Product Manager, MNL
Biosystems Division
 
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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew
Burgeson <napoli <@t> siscom.net>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 2:32 PM
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] mouse kidney frozen sectioning
 
Having trouble with freezing artifact in the form of tiny 
fissures or cracks in mouse kidney on frozen section. 

Tissue is paraformaldehyde fixed and infiltrated w 70% 
aqueous sucrose OCT solution. 

Anyone else seen this and know how to deal with it? 

Thx 

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