I really think that this question should be asked to whomever sent you the blocks. In Histonet would be only a guess. René J.
--- On Tue, 6/1/10, Carrie Schray <carrie.sch...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Carrie Schray <carrie.sch...@gmail.com> Subject: [Histonet] Histology In Kenya To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 2:14 PM Recently my laboratory received paraffin tissue blocks from Kenya. They were hand processed, and while sectioning we noticed an unusual chemical smell. I wondered if anyone could tell me what types of reagents are most often used for in Kenya for processing. Is ethanol, isopropanol, xylene, etc. used or even available in Kenya, or what other types of reagents may be used in place of ethanol, xylene, etc. Thank you, Carrie L. Schray, MA, HT(ASCP) Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan _______________________________________________ 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