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Cryoultramicrotomy
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Definition
: The technique of using a cryostat or freezing microtome, in which the temperature is regulated to -20 degrees Celsius, to cut ultrathin frozen sections for microscopic (usually, electron microscopic) examination.
Examples
Frozen Sections
Other names
Cryosectioning; Sectioning, Freeze; Freeze Sectioning