Seems like our four-histotechs were the worst offenders for misuse. I believe Barry is right.
A retic stain is a silver stain of a reticulum matrix of reticulin fibers (produced, of course, by reticular cells). Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 7, 2013, at 4:35 PM, "Morken, Timothy" <timothy.mor...@ucsfmedctr.org> > wrote: > > > > Tim Morken > Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies > UC San Francisco Medical Center > San Francisco, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Morken, Timothy > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:35 PM > To: 'Barry Rittman' > Subject: RE: [Histonet] RE: Histo arcania ... Reticulum vs Reticulin > > Not to pick on Barry, but here is some other info > > These books refer to "reticulum" stain in reference to staining Reticular > fibers: > Sheehan > Lillie > Pearse > Carson > AFIP manual > All stain kit vendors I have looked at > > > These books refer to "Reticulin" stain in reference to staining Reticular > fibers: > > Histology, A text and Atlas > Basic Pathology > Color Atlas of Histology > Histology for Pathologists > Bancroft's Histological Methods > > Tim Morken > Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San > Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Barry Rittman > Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 4:24 PM > Cc: Histonet > Subject: Re: [Histonet] RE: Histo arcania ... Reticulum vs Reticulin > > Reticulin is a type of collagenous fiber that is generally argyrophilic and > first recognized as a type of collagen with the advent of electron > microscopy. Associated with basement membranes and with fiber networks in > bone marrow, lymph nodes etc. > Reticulum in* anatomy* refers to a network. > In* histology* it is usually used to describe the endoplasmic reticulum > organelles in cells, comprised or smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum and > involved in protein synthesis and modification. > Barry > > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:48 PM, Weems, Joyce K. < >> joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org> wrote: >> >> I have seen them and have been told they are the same and interchangeable. >> I've never really looked into it, tho. It will be good to learn! >> >> Joyce Weems >> Pathology Manager >> 678-843-7376 Phone >> 678-843-7831 Fax >> joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org >> >> >> >> www.saintjosephsatlanta.org >> 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road >> Atlanta, GA 30342 >> >> This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint >> Joseph's Hospital and is intended for the sole use of the intended >> recipient(s). It may contain information that is privileged and >> confidential. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, or >> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, >> please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the error in a >> separate email. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto: >> histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Morken, >> Timothy >> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 6:03 PM >> To: Histonet >> Subject: [Histonet] Histo arcania ... 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