Tissue Microarray Production
The Beecher Tissue Microarrayer generates multiple specimen slides that can contain hundreds of individual tissues. An array is constructed by inserting 0.6-2.0 mm plugs removed from original tissue blocks into a fresh paraffin block. The plugs are so small that sampling does not damage the original tissue blocks, yet the spots are large enough to provide a representative view of the tissue morphology.
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Instead of incubating and analyzing samples one slide at a time, tissue microarrays permit the simultaneous examination of more than a hundred samples on just one slide. All the histochemical and molecular detection techniques that can be used with regular sections can also be used with tissue microarrays. |
| STEP |
TIME REQUIRED |
1. Select patients |
Days |
| 2. Collect blocks and H&E's |
1-2 Weeks |
| 3. Review stained H&E's to select areas to core |
1-2 Weeks |
| 4. Prepare Microarray |
1 Week |
| 5. Cut Sections |
1 Day |
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Phone: 401-444-2871 • email: esmith6@lifespan.org |
