Thank you for the schooling Samurai, I am ignorant in these matters and do appreciate being more educated.
Best regards, Patsy Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC IHCtech 12635 Montview Blvd. Ste.215 Aurora, CO 80045 720-859-4060 fax 720-859-4110 www.ihctech.net www.ihcrg.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Richmond Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 8:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: SPAM-LOW: [Histonet] Re: staining for lipofuscin Worthwhile to get the name of the stuff straight - Lipofuscin - pronounced LIE-po-FUSS-in - from the Latin word fuscus, 'dark' - is the yellow-brown pigment. Often confused with fuchsin - FYOOK-sin - dyes named after the color fuscia (FYOO-sha) which is named after the flower, which is named after somebody named Fuchs (FOOKS). Confusing. Bob Richmond Samurai Pathologist Knoxville TN _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
