15
Recommended Temperature Ranges
for Sectioning of Different Types of Fresh Specimen
Specimen Type
Blade Temperature
Specimen Temperature
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
-20°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