tissue marking dyes (Cancer Diagnostics Inc. Durham, NC)
18-mm trephine, Stratis Healthcare, #6718L
Curved Spring Scissors, Roboz Cat# RS-5681
4% Paraformaldehyde, EMS Cat#15713-S
Sorenson’s Phosphate Buffer (EMS Cat# 11600-10)
Fixation container (Fisher ScientificTM SamecoTMBio-TiteTM40 ml Cat# 13-711-86)
1 mm ruby bead (Meller Optics Cat# MRB10MD)
embedding molds (Peel-A-Way 22 x 30 mm molds, Polysciences # 18646B)
Bitran Freezer Bag (Fisher Science cat# 19240150)