Biological Laboratory Techniques: Fixing and Section Cuttin

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1964

Creator: William Claiborne

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Outlines the steps in fixing and section cutting of speciments for microscopic viewing. Illustrtes this process through the preparation of the liver of a small fish. Shows how specimens are washed and placed in paraffin in order that they may be cut into thin sections and mounted for viewing. Describes the cutting of sections using the microtome and a razor.