Open AccessMaking and using inexpensive manually constructed tissue micro-array: Experience of a tertiary care hospital in India
Author(s) -
Deepak Kumar Singh,
Puja Sakhuja,
Ranjana Gondal
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.54980
Subject(s) - trephine , computer science , biopsy , biomedical engineering , medicine , pathology
Tissue micro-array enables the analysis of a large number of tissues simultaneously. Widespread use of this technology is hampered by the high cost of commercial array instruments. We describe our experience of constructing tissue micro-array in a simple method using easily available and inexpensive instruments.