Optimizing Laser Capture Microdissection Protocol for Isolating Zone-Specific Cell Populations from Mandibular Condylar Cartilage

Figure 10

Zonal isolation of homogenous cell populations from the MCC tissue. (a) Index-matched image is used to guide the LCM process. (b) Unstained, dehydrated, frozen MCC tissue section before LCM demonstrating the four zones (FZ, MZ, PZ, and HZ). (c–f) MCC sections after LCM where cells were individually isolated from their respective zones.