This is sometimes known as Newel's solution for revealing lymph nodes in fatty specimens:
Newell KJ, Sawka BW, Rudrick BF, Driman DK. (2001) "GEWF solution" Arch Pathol Lab Med 125:642 645. Absolute ethanol 1000ml Water 340ml Concentrated formalin (37%) 160ml Glacial acetic acid 100ml Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC), FFSc(RCPA) Principal Scientist, the Children's Hospital at Westmead Adjunct Fellow, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney Tel: 612 9845 3306 Fax: 612 9845 3318 Pathology Department the children's hospital at westmead Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Westmead Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA -----Original Message----- From: ian bernard via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Saturday, 25 March 2017 3:04 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Reference for this Recipe and Use 500 ML OF 100% ALCOHOL 170 ML OF DISTILLED WATER 80 ML OF 40% FORMALIN 50 ML OF GLACIAL ACETIC ACID V/R IB _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender. Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of NSW Health or any of its entities. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
