title: A method for thin sectioning heavily sclerotized cuticle of Odontotaenius disjunctus.
abstract: Elytra of the bessbeetle, Odontotaenius disjunctus were thin sectioned after embedding in epoxy resin. Sections were cut with a diamond saw, ground to the desired thickness on a rotary grinder and polished. Tearing and distortion were reduced when compared to knifecut sections of heavily sclerotized cuticle.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Biological Sciences, Ohio Northern University, Ada 45810.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sawvel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gunderson
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Schiavone
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D006586:Hexanes; D008867:Microtomy / Q000379:methods*; D016613:Plastic Embedding; D016707:Tissue Fixation
chemical_list: D004853:Epoxy Resins; D006586:Hexanes; C026385:n-hexane