Is it "normal" to put the mounting medium on the slide and then apply a coverslip from above? What's wrong with putting the mounting medium on the supine coverslip and then bringing the slide down from above? I prefer the latter method for preparations thinner than 50um. John Kiernan Anatomy, UWO London, Canada = = = ----- Original Message ----- From: "Breeden, Sara" <sbree...@nmda.nmsu.edu> Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 14:13 Subject: [Histonet] Coverslipping To: histonet <histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
> Do any of my Esteemed Colleagues have a photo somewhere of someone > hand-coverslipping? I need a picture of a "normal" hand > coverslipping(putting coverslip ON slide instead of slide ON > coverslip). Just one > photo is all I need. I'm trying to describe in words how > to do this and > it's not easy! Thanks in advance for your Digital Donation > (and I mean > "electronic" digital, so don't give me any flak). If you > can email it, > I can pass it along. > > > > Sally Breeden, HT(ASCP) > > NM Dept. of Agriculture > > Veterinary Diagnostic Services > > PO Box 4700 > > Albuquerque, NM 87106 > > 505-841-2576 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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