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The tissue slice was mounted on a frame slide. The slide is composed of a standard optical microscope slide with a metal frame that supports a PEN membrane to facilitate laser microdissection (A). In cross-section (B), the frame slide creates a reservoir for retrieval of the dissected tissue.
