title: The ultramicrotome superstage: a versatile aid for section manipulation.
abstract: The design and properties of a rigid, box-like device to be placed on the knife stage of a Porter-Blum MT-2 ultramicrotome are described. This "superstage" acts as a hand and tool rest, and a wind screen for the knife boat. The superstage easily permits tight rafts of ultrathin sections to be centrally located on grids. Additionally, it aids in placing 1 micron thick sections at the same relative location on glass slides to facilitate their examination in the light microscope.
authors.affiliation: New York University Medical Center, New York 10016.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gorycki
mesh_terms: D006652:Histological Techniques; D008867:Microtomy / Q000295:instrumentation*