[Use of semithin sections from epoxy blocks in the cytological analysis of the retina].
The cytological features of the cell structure of various layers of the retina are revealed better and with greater detail when semi-thin sections from epoxy blocks are stained with basophilic stains (toluidine blue, methylene blue, thionine) than when conventional histological sections are stained with the same stains. Semi-thin sections are suitable for light microscope cytological analysis of relatively large segments of the retina (3 X 8 mm). In future, this material will probably be used for electron microscopic examinations. The currently available methods for staining of semi-thin sections with basophilic stains are relatively simple and produce stable results.
D000818:Animals; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D011817:Rabbits; D012160:Retina / Q000166:cytology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods
D004853:Epoxy Resins
Primenenie polutonkikh srezov s époksidnykh blokov pri tsitologicheskom analize setchatki.