Shadowing (Histology)
"Shadowing (Histology)" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The technique of spraying a tissue specimen with a thin coat of a heavy metal such as platinum. The specimen is sprayed from an oblique angle, which results in the uneven deposition of the coating. The varying thicknesses create a shadow effect and give a three-dimensional appearance to the specimen.
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D016626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.500.620.670.770 E01.370.225.750.600.670.770 E05.200.500.620.670.770 E05.200.750.600.670.770
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