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Laser Capture Microdissection of Mouse Embryonic Cartilage and Bone for Gene Expression Analysis
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Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 01:04Preparation of Fresh Frozen Specimen
- 01:28Cryosectioning for Laser Capture Microdissection
- 02:45Sample Preparation for LCM
- 04:14Laser Capture Microdissection
- 06:25Lysis of Microdissected Tissues and RNA Isolation
- 06:54Results: Analysis of Laser Capture Microdissected Tissue
- 08:49Conclusion
This protocol describes laser capture microdissection for the isolation of cartilage and bone from fresh frozen sections of the mouse embryo. Cartilage and bone can be rapidly visualized by cresyl violet staining and collected precisely to yield high quality RNA for transcriptomic analysis.
