"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 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Microtomy" by people in Profiles.
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Demineralization and sectioning of human kidney stones: A molecular investigation revealing the spatial heterogeneity of the stone matrix. Physiol Rep. 2021 01; 9(1):e14658.
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Micro-CT scouting for transmission electron microscopy of human tissue specimens. J Microsc. 2016 07; 263(1):113-7.
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Saturated Reconstruction of a Volume of Neocortex. Cell. 2015 Jul 30; 162(3):648-61.
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High-contrast en bloc staining of neuronal tissue for field emission scanning electron microscopy. Nat Protoc. 2012 Jan 12; 7(2):193-206.
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Leptin action via neurotensin neurons controls orexin, the mesolimbic dopamine system and energy balance. Cell Metab. 2011 Sep 07; 14(3):313-23.
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Laser microdissection for gene expression study of hepatocellular carcinomas arising in cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic livers. Methods Mol Biol. 2011; 755:233-44.
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A visual thalamocortical slice. Nat Methods. 2006 Feb; 3(2):129-34.
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Studying human airway pharmacology in microsections: application of videomicrometry. Eur Respir J. 2002 Jun; 19(6):991-6.
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Erythema induratum of Bazin. A clinicopathological study of 20 cases and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in skin lesions by polymerase chain reaction. Am J Dermatopathol. 1995 Aug; 17(4):350-6.
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Interactive segmentation of cerebral gray matter, white matter, and CSF: photographic and MR images. Comput Med Imaging Graph. 1994 Nov-Dec; 18(6):449-60.