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High-Throughput, Multi-Image Cryohistology of Mineralized Tissues
Published on: September 14, 2016
A new technique for hard tissues
1University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Basic Medical Science, 64108, USA.
Abstract:
Fossil tissues generally require specialized processing. Most thin sectioning techniques yield unstained sections or require unwieldy methods to produce stained sections. I outline here two simple techniques for producing stained, ground, thin sections using readily available Romanowsky-type cytology stains and a urine sediment stain. Results are comparable to hematoxylin and eosin stained specimens.

