Hundreds of tiny (typically 0.6 mm
diameter) cylindrical tissue cores(densely and precisely arrayed into a single histologic paraffin block)
From this new array block, up to 300
serial 4 - 8 μm thick sections may be produced.
Targets for protein expression by
immunohistochemical studies and fluorescence in
situ hybridization (FISH). Tissue Microarray (TMA) Technology
~700 tissue samples
0.6 mm
0.2 mm
