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microdissection

(ˈmaɪkrəʊdɪˈsɛkʃən)
n
(Zoology) dissection involving the use of a microscope and fine instruments
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Using a technique called laser capture microdissection, they can isolate specific brain cells from a mixed population.
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For laser capture microdissection (LCM), deeply anesthetized mice were perfused with a fixative solution of 70% ethanol/RNase-free water and decapitated.
The original--and still standard--method for removing CTCs from the NanoVelcro substrate is laser capture microdissection. Although effective, the process is time-consuming and requires specialized equipment.
However, unlike breast cancers where the genetic abnormalities arise from the epithelial cells, the scientists, using a technique called laser capture microdissection (LCM), showed that the pivotal MED12 mutations in fibroadenomas are found in the stromal cells.
Laser capture microdissection was used to isolate tumor cells for subsequent RNA isolation and gene expression analysis with Affymetrix GeneChip Human Exon 1.0 ST arrays.
Some of the laboratory techniques taught at the institute include the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Western blotting, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), fluorescent In Situ Hybridization, laser capture microdissection, and real-time PCR.
To further support this diagnosis of OvHV-2 infection, we attempted to detect viral DNA in the vascular wall of the foal's hepatic arterioles that contained fibrinoid necrotizing lympho-histiocytic vasculitis by using laser capture microdissection on sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin (10).
Using laser capture microdissection of stroma from both normal and tumour-derived tissue, the authors have identified initially a 163-gene set that can predict for good or poor outcome within 53 primary breast cancers.
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