The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Electron Microscopy
Order Code: EM PREP
Order Form: H-1 Surgical Pathology or IPR Req 		  Electron Microscopy Lab
28 MRC
335-7773 
Specimen
 
Tissue prep only
Minimum:
 
Wet tissue is taken to Surgical Pathology Laboratory, 5804 JPP, to be 
cut into 3 to 10 1 x 1 x 1 mm pieces and fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde 
for delivery to the Electron Microscopy (EM) Laboratory.
Analytic Time:
 
2 days
Reference Range:
 
The sample will be prepared and held for further EM studies if 
indicated.
Methodology:
 
Electron Microscopy
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Updated: 12/19/2007

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