Definition of "vibratome" [vibratome]

• A vibrating microtome used to section soft tissue without freezing (noun)

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• "Results are presented in Coronal slices (100-µm thick) of rat brains were cut with a VT 1000S vibratome (Leica) and directly fixed for 1 h in iced 4% paraformaldehyde in phosphate-buffered solution (PBS)."
• "Coronal slices were obtained by cutting with a Leica vibratome VT1000S in the presence of the ionotropic glutamate receptor inhibitor kynurenic acid (2 mM)."
• "Immunohistochemistry on vibratome slices of paraformaldehyde-fixed tissue was performed using standard procedures as described Functional complementation of NCre and CCre in vitro."