Microtechnique
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Microtechnique is an aggregate of methods used to prepare micro-objects for studying.[1] It is currently being employed in many fields in life science. Two well-known branches of microtechnique are botanical (plant) microtechnique and zoological (animal) microtechnique.
With respect to both plant microtechnique and animal microtechnique, four types of methods are commonly used, which are whole mounts, smears, squashes, and sections, in recent micro experiments.[2] Plant microtechnique contains direct macroscopic examinations, freehand sections, clearing, maceration, embedding, and staining.[3] Moreover, three preparation ways used in zoological micro observations are paraffin method, celloidin method, and freezing method.[4]