Thermo Scientific CryoStar NX50, Operator'S Manual

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Optimum Temperature Ranges for Sectioning Different Types of Fresh
Specimen
Specimen Type Knife/Blade Temp Specimen Temp
Adipose Tissue -35°C to -40°C -30°C or below
Bone Marrow -25°C to -30°C -20°C
Brain -20°C -12°C
Breast -35°C -25°C
Breast with Fat -35°C to -40°C -30°C or below
Cervix -25°C to -30°C -20°C
Connective Tissue -25°C -16°C
Gut -25°C -20°C
Heart -25°C -18°C
Kidney -25°C -15°C
Lip -25°C -13°C
Liver -25°C -13°C
Lung -25°C -15°C
Lymph Node -25°C -13°C
Muscle -25°C -16°C
Omentum -35°C to -40°C -35°C
Ovary -25°C to -30°C -20°C
Pancreas -25°C to -30°C -20°C
Prostate -30°C -20°C
Skin -25°C -16°C
Skin with fat -30°C to -35°C -25°C
Spleen -25°C -16°C
Testis -25°C -10°C
Thyroid -25°C -15°C
Uterine curetting -25°C -7°C
Uterus -25°C to -30°C -20°C