STEM Life, Health and Chemical Sciences

Histology

What is histology?

• explore this free OU course here

What this lab helps me to achieve

• prepare tissues and cells for microscopic examination
• fix cells and tissues
• process tissues for embedding
• embed tissues in parafin wax
• cut thin sections to place on glass slides
• stain slides with histological stains
• cut frozen sections on a cryostat for histological and immunocytochemical studies
• concentrate cells on a microscope slide using a cytospin

Who can use it

• all trained STEM students, academics, visiting researchers.

What instruments are there

• tissue processor
• parafin wax embedding station
• staining stations
• rotary microtomes
• vibratomes
• cryostat
• cytospin
• duel head teaching microscope

Where is the lab located

• Venables C Wing

Who is responsible for this lab

• Brett Keith
• George Bryant

Where to learn more

• histology basics free course
• learn more on basics of histopathology in this free course
• try a virtual histology experiment
• explore animal physiology studies and experiments (OU students only)