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. 2020 Nov 9;11(12):7003–7018. doi: 10.1364/BOE.409987

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Fig. 1. — Biopsy preparation. a) The unfrozen biopsy is put onto custom made washers, placed inside the microscope holder and moisturized with saline solution. Scale bar: 3 mm. b) The fixed and embedded biopsy is displayed (1). The paraffin wax is holding the entire biopsy for subsequent slicing (2). Cassette, holding the paraffin block (3).