Fig. 5

Correlations between the surface of microdissected tissue and the quantity and quality of extracted RNA (n = 6). a, c, e The quality of extracted RNA (RIN) as a function of the surface area of microdissected tissue (μm2) after 1, 15 and 30 days of paraffin block storage at 4 °c. b, d, f The quantity of extracted RNA (pg) as a function of the surface area of microdissected tissue (μm2) after 1, 15 and 30 days of paraffin block storage at 4 °C