Can I embedded rat brain fixed in 4%PFA in 30% sacarose prior to cutting in vibratome?

28 October 2021 0 10K Report

I already used 30% sacarose to preserve brain tissue for cut in cryostat, but I don't know if I can do the same for agar inclusion instead of OCT inclusion.

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