10.Temperature Selection Chart (in minus °C)

Tissue type

Chamber temperature

Specimen head temperature

Spleen

-15°C to -20°C

-11°C

 

 

 

Liver

-10°C

-20°C

 

-15°C

off to -15°C

 

 

 

Intestine

-10°C

-20°C

 

-15°C

A*: off to -20°C

 

 

E*: -20°C

 

 

 

Heart

-10°C

A: -20°C

 

 

E: -20°C to -30°C

 

-15°C

off to -20°C

 

 

 

Ovaries

-10°C

E: -20°C

 

-15°C

off to -15°C

 

 

 

Fallopian tubes

-10°

E: -20°C

 

-15°C

off to -15°C

 

 

 

Kidney

-10°C

-20°C

 

-15°C

A: off to -15°C

 

-20°C

-20°C

 

 

 

Muscle

-18°C to -20°C

-15°C

 

 

 

Skin with fat

-19°C

-32°C to -40°C

 

 

 

Hard fat

-19°C

-21°C to -25°C

 

 

 

Stomach

-10°C

-20°C

 

-15°C

off to -15°C

 

 

 

Brain

-15°C

-10°C, *E

 

 

 

*A = blocked, *E = complete

The temperature values given above are based on long-term experience, however, these are only approximate values, as any tissue may require particular adjustments.

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Leica CM1950 manual Temperature Selection Chart in minus C, Tissue type Chamber temperature