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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Hitachi, Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12M 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6806 (2013.01); C12M 33/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
To provide a means and a method of quickly sampling a tissue fragment from a plant tissue, quickly preserving a gene expression state within the tissue fragment, and comprehensively analyzing the gene expression state. The present invention relates to a method of sampling a plant tissue section, comprising: inserting a first gel layer into a needle; arranging a plant tissue on a second gel layer; and passing the needle through the plant tissue together with the second gel layer, and sampling a section of the plant tissue in the needle.