Publisher Summary This chapter presents the main principles and basic technical
information for the punch sampling biopsy technique.“Micropunch technique,”—that is,
microdissection of brain sections with a hollow needle—has become a routine procedure in
many neurobiological laboratories. Several macro-and microdissection methods for
sampling brain regions can be reported, but only the micropunch technique suits the
requirements includes the procedure should be rapid, since hundreds of brain samples are …