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Histology Standard Operating Procedures

Basics

  • Equipment Training Register (DOCX, 32.8 KB)
  • Dissection (DOCX, 23.5 KB)
  • Histological sample shaping using bench clamps (DOCX, 1 MB)
  • Operating the dishwasher (DOC, 357 KB)
  • Use of brightfield microscopes (DOC, 0.9 MB)
  • Using the chemical spill kit (DOC, 58 KB)
  • Fume cupboards (DOC, 79.5 KB)

Chemical usage

  • Ethanol usage (DOC, 54 KB)
  • Golgi-Cox histology (DOCX, 102.6 KB) 

Heat and sterilisation

  • Waterbath operation (DOCX, 24.1 KB)
  • Hot plates and heat stirrers operation (DOC, 537.5 KB)
  • Incubating ovens operation  (DOC, 705.5 KB)
  • Wax vacuum oven (PDF, 183 KB)

Other equipment operation

  • Embedding Centre operation  (DOC, 97.5 KB)
  • Leica ASP200S automatic tissue processor operation (PDF, 364.3 KB)
  • Leica Crysostat operation (PDF, 228.7 KB) 
  • Microtome operation (PDF, 224.8 KB)
  • Sliding microtome operation (PDF, 266.9 KB)
  • Thermo Cryostar NX70 operation (PDF, 395.1 KB)
  • Thermo Cryostar NX70 with vacutome operation (PDF, 396.1 KB)
  • Thermo Microm HM340E Microtome operation (DOCX, 630.5 KB)
  • Vibratome operation (PDF, 254.7 KB)
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