Hi,

Thanks for the advice so far, I've been asked for some more information
so here it is:

Our cryostat is at -20 C and I tend to leave my blocks for at least 30
min before I start to cut them.

The samples are gastric biopsies from the stomach antrum and duodenum.

The blocks are frozen in cryomoulds 10mm x 10 mm x 5mm in size.

I cut sections at 8um in thickness.

After I freeze the blocks I store them in liquid nitrogen for transport
to the lab, where I keep them in a -80 freezer till I use them.

Thanks again for the advice,

Phil

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