Optimal cutting temperature compound

Optimal cutting temperature (OCT) compound is used to embed tissue samples prior to frozen sectioning on a microtome-cryostat.

This process is undertaken so as to mount slices (sections) of a sample onto slides for analysis.

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Frozen section procedure : tissue embedded in optimal cutting temperature compound, mounted on a chuck in a cryostat and ready for section production