Prepare a 10% solution of Titebond II premium wood glue (found in most hardware stores). Dip the slide in the solution just before mounting the section on the slide. Let the slide dry and stain away.
Jim _______________________ James E. Staruk HT(ASCP) www.masshistology.com www.nehorselabs.com -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Clare Thornton Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 11:31 AM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] GMS-Fungus on nails We do a GMS for fungus on all nails we receive. We often have a difficult time keeping the nail tissue on the slide. We've tried baking for long periods, pre-treating in formalin, using silane slides, with no luck. Even when the nails cut relatively easily we still lose it, and end up running several GMS stains before we might get a speck or two of tissue we can look at. We use the Artisan stainer for our specials. We are really not interested in performing the GMS manually, due to volume and turn around time restrictions. Any suggestions? Clare J. Thornton, HTL(ASCP) Assistant Histology Supervisor Dahl-Chase Diagnostic Services 417 State Street, Suite 540 Bangor, ME 04401 cthorn...@dahlchase.com _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet