Alterations of mouse lung tissue dimensions during processing for morphometry: A comparison of methods

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Schneider, Jan Philipp ^a   Ochs, Matthias ^a,b,c  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b Biomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH)   (Germany)

^c Excellence Cluster REBIRTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Embedding; Fixation; Mouse lung; Shrinkage; Stereology

Indexed keywords

EMBEDDING; FIXATION; MOUSE LUNG; SHRINKAGE; STEREOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DESICCATION; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; LUNG; MALE; METHACRYLATES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN SIZE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84894055392     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00329.2013     Document Type: Article

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