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1Department of Surgery,University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, 2Institute of Medical and Marine Biotechnology,University of Lübeck, 3Fraunhofer Research and Development Center for Marine and Cellular Biotechnology, 4Institute for Surgical Pathology, Medical Center – University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine,University of Freiburg, 5Tumorbank Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg,Medical Center – University of Freiburg, 6Core Facility Histopathology and Digital Pathology Freiburg,Medical Center – University of Freiburg
Capítulos
- 00:00Introduction
- 00:54Preparation of Low-Melting Agarose and Vibratome
- 01:58Tissue Embedding in Low-Melting Agarose
- 03:13Slicing of the Agarose-Embedded Tissue Using a Vibratome
- 03:51Culture of Organotypic Slice Cultures
- 04:38Formalin Fixation and Paraffin Embedding of OTSCs
- 06:20Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining
- 07:09Results: Morphology, Viability, and Histopathological Evaluation of the OTSCs at 6 and 15 Days of Primary PDAC and Metastasis
- 08:50Conclusion
This protocol describes the preparation of organotypic slice cultures (OTSCs). This technique facilitates the ex vivo cultivation of intact multicellular tissue. OTSCs can be used immediately to test for their respective response to drugs in a multicellular environment.
