Frozen section procedure: tissue embedded in optimal cutting temperature compound, mounted on a chuck in a
cryostat and ready for section production
Optimal cutting temperature compound (OCT compound) is used to embed tissue samples prior to
frozen sectioning on a
microtome-
cryostat. This process is undertaken so as to mount slices (sections) of a sample onto slides for analysis.
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