Tissue embedding at UCSF
- Definition
- A sample preparation technique where cells or tissue are placed in a supporting medium. The medium can be paraffin wax (paraffin embedding) or plastics (plastic embedding) such as epoxy resins.
- Categories
- Technique → Material processing → Sample preparation for assay → Tissue embedding
Parnassus
Cancer Center Mouse Pathology Core
Biorepository and Tissue Biomarker Technology Core,
Parnassus
Contact: Jennifer Bolen
415-514-3500
mpc@cc.ucsf.edu
- Paraffin embedding
- Tissue embedding