"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Profiles.
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Three-Dimensional Microscopy by Milling with Ultraviolet Excitation. Sci Rep. 2019 10 10; 9(1):14578.
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Label-free automated three-dimensional imaging of whole organs by microtomy-assisted photoacoustic microscopy. Nat Commun. 2017 11 09; 8(1):1386.
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Dopamine Regulates Aversive Contextual Learning and Associated In Vivo Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus. Cell Rep. 2016 Mar 01; 14(8):1930-9.
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Processing radical prostatectomies: an alternate-slice method is comparable with total embedding. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2012 Aug; 16(4):284-7.
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High-throughput analysis of gene expression on tissue sections by in situ hybridization. Methods. 2011 Apr; 53(4):417-23.
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A liquid concept--do classic preparations of body cavity fluid perform differently than ThinPrep cases? Observations from the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Program in Nongynecologic Cytology. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008 Nov; 132(11):1716-8.
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Quantitative histopathological analysis of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia sections: methodological issues. Cell Oncol. 2004; 26(1-2):31-43.
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Tissue macroarray: a simple and cost-effective method for high-throughput studies. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol. 2003 Jun; 11(2):174-6.
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Tissue microarrays: applications in neuropathology research, diagnosis, and education. Brain Pathol. 2002 Jan; 12(1):95-107.
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Identification and evaluation of axillary sentinel lymph nodes in patients with breast carcinoma treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Am J Surg Pathol. 2000 Sep; 24(9):1266-72.