[Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread McMahon, Loralee A
Cell Marque 

0.1 ml concentrated 367M-14 
0.5 ml concentrated 367M-15 
1 ml concentrated 367M-16 
1 ml prediluted 367M-17 
7 ml prediluted 367M-18 

We use it routinely and it works great.


Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210

From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ladd, Sharron 
[sharron.l...@immunogen.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:33 PM
To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

Hi Histonet,
Where can I buy IgG4 in the US please?
Thanks,
Sharron
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[Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread Ladd, Sharron
Sorry I should have been more specific. I am not looking for a mouse monoclonal 
anti-human IgG4 antibody. I need human IgG4 to run as an isotype control for 
another primary mouse monoclonal that is an IgG4 isotype. The only company I 
have found so far that sell purified Human IgG4 is in England and the shipping 
time is too long.
Happy Friday!
Sharron

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From: McMahon, Loralee A [mailto:loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu] 
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:15 AM
To: Ladd, Sharron; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

Cell Marque 

0.1 ml concentrated 367M-14 
0.5 ml concentrated 367M-15 
1 ml concentrated 367M-16 
1 ml prediluted 367M-17 
7 ml prediluted 367M-18 

We use it routinely and it works great.


Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210

From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ladd, Sharron 
[sharron.l...@immunogen.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:33 PM
To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
Subject: [Histonet] Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

Hi Histonet,
Where can I buy IgG4 in the US please?
Thanks,
Sharron
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[Histonet] microtomes

2011-11-18 Thread Amos Brooks
Hi,
If you are concerned about the thickness of the sections being accurate
to the setting, I would suggest picking up a cheap micrometer from a
hardware store. (OK perhaps not cheap as you will want a quality one, but
the cost of these isn't terrible.) You can't really measure 5 microns (or
whatever you cut at) well, so you will need to take 10-50 sections of a
blank block. Remember to keep a constant rhythm that you would use on a
normal block. Measure the thickness before and after then divide these
thicknesses by the number of sections taken. Remember, also, to take the
measurements at the same temperature that you are cutting the sections at.
If your difference isn't exactly right how far off is it? You would then
know if you should use a higher or lower setting on the microtome.

Amos

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 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:02:50 -0600
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 The settings in a rotary microtome may indicate the thickness of sections
 but...

 how do you know that it indeed cuts at the indicated thickness,
 particularly if it is say an old device that you inherit from somebody
 else's lab junk?

 Is there a way of measuring the magnitude of advances after each rotation?

 Thanks


 Solomon Segal

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RE: [Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread WILLIAM DESALVO

First try Sigma Aldrich

William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP)

  From: sharron.l...@immunogen.com
 To: loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:22:05 -0500
 CC: 
 Subject: [Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control
 
 Sorry I should have been more specific. I am not looking for a mouse 
 monoclonal anti-human IgG4 antibody. I need human IgG4 to run as an isotype 
 control for another primary mouse monoclonal that is an IgG4 isotype. The 
 only company I have found so far that sell purified Human IgG4 is in England 
 and the shipping time is too long.
 Happy Friday!
 Sharron
 
 -Original Message-
 From: McMahon, Loralee A [mailto:loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu] 
 Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:15 AM
 To: Ladd, Sharron; 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
 Subject: RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control
 
 Cell Marque 
 
 0.1 ml concentrated 367M-14 
 0.5 ml concentrated 367M-15 
 1 ml concentrated 367M-16 
 1 ml prediluted 367M-17 
 7 ml prediluted 367M-18 
 
 We use it routinely and it works great.
 
 
 Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
 Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
 Strong Memorial Hospital
 Department of Surgical Pathology
 (585) 275-7210
 
 From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
 [histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Ladd, Sharron 
 [sharron.l...@immunogen.com]
 Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 4:33 PM
 To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
 Subject: [Histonet] Source of IgG4 for Isotype control
 
 Hi Histonet,
 Where can I buy IgG4 in the US please?
 Thanks,
 Sharron
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[Histonet] Antibodies for hamster tissue

2011-11-18 Thread Connolly, Brett M
Hi all ,

Wondering if anyone has experience with these antibodies on hamster tissues:

- Cathepsin B or a pan-cathepsin Ab if on exists
- MMP-3, MMP9, MMP12
- neutrophil elastase

Thanks for any info.

Brett

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[Histonet] Great Position in AZ

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in Scottsdale , AZ . Colon and
Digestive Health Specialists  is looking for a certified HT or HTL to
run their  laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified and CLIA
certified to perform gross dissection, prior supervisory experience
preferred. Responsibilities would include the following: Creation and
maintenance of policies and procedures to CLIA standards, leading lab
through CLIA inspection, maintenance and quality control for equipment,
and routine histology duties. This is a part-time position that offers a
competitive rate and flexible hours up to 25 hours a week .  Interested
applicants should contact Meredith Hale;  phone 214-596-2219 or through
email mh...@carisls.com
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3A%2F%2Fmailto%3Amhale%40carisls.com  

 

 

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[Histonet] Great Position in Louisiana

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in a brand new laboratory!
Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates, LLC, a six (6) Physician Practice
located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is looking for a certified HT or HTL to
run their newly constructed laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified
and CLIA certified to perform gross dissection, prior supervisory
experience preferred. Responsibilities would include the following:
Creation and maintenance of policies and procedures to CLIA standards,
leading lab through CLIA inspection, maintenance and quality control for
equipment, and routine histology duties. This is a part-time position
that offers a competitive rate and flexible hours.  Interested
applicants should contact Meredith Hale;  phone 214-596-2219 or through
email mh...@carisls.com
http://webmail.windstreamhosting.com/hwebmail/services/go.php?url=http%
3A%2F%2Fmailto%3Amhale%40carisls.com  

 

 

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Operations Liaision Director and Education Coordinator 

 

Caris Life Sciences

6655 North MacArthur Blvd. 

Irving , Texas 75039

Office: 214-596-2219

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[Histonet] mouse xGFAP on rabbit

2011-11-18 Thread Jan Shivers
Good Morning,

Does anyone know of a *mouse* xGFAP that will work on rabbit tissue?

Thanks in advance,
-- 
Jan Shivers
Senior Scientist
IHC/Histology/EM Section Head
Pathology Teaching Program
UMN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
1333 Gortner Ave.
St. Paul, MN  55108
612-624-7297
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[Histonet] Great Position in AZ

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in Scottsdale , AZ . Colon and
Digestive Health Specialists  is looking for a certified HT or HTL to
run their  laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified and CLIA
certified to perform gross dissection, prior supervisory experience
preferred. Responsibilities would include the following: Creation and
maintenance of policies and procedures to CLIA standards, leading lab
through CLIA inspection, maintenance and quality control for equipment,
and routine histology duties. This is a part-time position that offers a
competitive rate and flexible hours up to 25 hours a week .  Interested
applicants should contact Meredith Hale;  phone 214-596-2219 or through
email mh...@carisls.com mailto:mh...@carisls.com  

 

 

Meredith Hale HT  (ASCP)cm

Operations Liaision Director and Education Coordinator 

 

Caris Life Sciences

6655 North MacArthur Blvd. 

Irving , Texas 75039

Office: 214-596-2219

Cell: 469-648-8253

 

 

 

 

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[Histonet] Problems in processing rat paws

2011-11-18 Thread Catia Lopes
Hello everyone!
I have a problem in processing rat paws to paraffin embedding.
I need to process and cut the whole paw (except fingers). So, first I need
to decalcify the paw and then process it to paraffin embedding.
My problem is that when I try to cut the paw I can not get a good section
because the tissue have a gum-like consistence (mushy).
Do you know where is my problem? Dehydration, clearing, embedding?
**
*Note*: I decalcify the paws in  formic acid and aluminum chloride for 24h;
Then I wash samples in phosphate buffer saline for 5 hours. After that I
did the following manual processing (applying vacuum): 2x30min in 70%
ethanol, 2x30min in 80% ethanol, 2x30min in 96% ethanol, 2x30min in
absolute ethanol, 3x15 min in Xilene, 2x15min in paraffin and a final
incubation of 30min in paraffin.
Then, I proceed to paraffin ambedding and try to cut sections of 5um of
thickness.

If anyone can help me I will be grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Cátia
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RE: [Histonet] Problems in processing rat paws

2011-11-18 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
Catia

Its going to take about a week to decal those types of samples in formic acid 
and in addition to that the processing cycle needs to be considerably longer.  
By rat paw, I'm assuming you are mean the front paw or is it the rear ankle 
that you need to process.  First of all the samples need to be fixed for at 
least 48 hours prior to decalcification.  We use 10% formic acid in distilled 
water, seems to work fine for us.  For ankle samples without the rear toes, it 
takes about a week to decal.  If the toes are attached in our hands it takes 
about two weeks, we change the decal about every third day or so and always on 
the day prior to processing.  Ankles are trimmed in half and processed, both 
halves in one cassette.  For ankle and toes, we trim one side of the joint off 
prior to processing.  For front paws since they are a bit thick I would trim 
off some of the wrist pad prior to processing.  Processing cycle is long.  1 
hour in each station for ankles and 1 to 2 hours per station for ankles with 
toes.  We use three absolutes and three xylenes and 4 paraffins when processing.

70% - 1 hour
80% - 1 hour
95% - 1 hour
100% - 1 hour
100% - 1 hour
100% - 1 hour
Xylene - 1 hour
Xylene - 1 hour
Xylene - 1 hour
Paraffin - 1 hour
Paraffin - 1 hour
Paraffin - 1 hour

Good luck

Liz

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Manager
Premier Laboratory, LLC
PO Box 18592
Boulder, CO 80308-1592
(303) 682-3949 office
(303) 682-9060 fax
(303) 881-0763 cell
www.premierlab.com

Ship to address:

1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E
Longmont, CO 80504

-Original Message-
From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Catia Lopes
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 10:05 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Problems in processing rat paws

Hello everyone!
I have a problem in processing rat paws to paraffin embedding.
I need to process and cut the whole paw (except fingers). So, first I need
to decalcify the paw and then process it to paraffin embedding.
My problem is that when I try to cut the paw I can not get a good section
because the tissue have a gum-like consistence (mushy).
Do you know where is my problem? Dehydration, clearing, embedding?
**
*Note*: I decalcify the paws in  formic acid and aluminum chloride for 24h;
Then I wash samples in phosphate buffer saline for 5 hours. After that I
did the following manual processing (applying vacuum): 2x30min in 70%
ethanol, 2x30min in 80% ethanol, 2x30min in 96% ethanol, 2x30min in
absolute ethanol, 3x15 min in Xilene, 2x15min in paraffin and a final
incubation of 30min in paraffin.
Then, I proceed to paraffin ambedding and try to cut sections of 5um of
thickness.

If anyone can help me I will be grateful.
Thanks in advance,
Cátia
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[Histonet] clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread aget liang
Hi, anyone has experience in tissue clearing? i want to clear spinal cord
after fixation. Thanks. YJ

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[Histonet] RELIA Hot Histology Job Alert - Histology Tech needed in Virginia. Can you help?

2011-11-18 Thread Pam Barker
Hi Histonetters!!
I hope you are gearing up for a fun Pre-Thanksgiving weekend.  I have a
great job opportunity to tell you about.  I am currently working with
one of my best clients and they are in need of a histotech.  I refer to
them as one of my best clients because they have very low turnover and I
have only placed people with them due to growth.  This position is for
their lab in Roanoke, VA.  This is a full time day shift M-F position.
My client offers a great compensation package and an awesome team to
work with.  If you are  ASCP HT/HTL or eligible, have at least 2-3 years
of routine histology experience (IHC is a plus) and would like to live
in beautiful Roanoke, VA then my client wants to talk to you.  Whether
you would like to start a new position RIGHT AWAY or would prefer to
start a new position AFTER the holidays the choice is up to you.  My
client is very flexible.  If you would like more information please
contact me.  I can be reached toll free at 866-607-3542 or via email at
rel...@earthlink.net.  If you know someone else that might be interested
please feel free to pass my information along.  If you refer someone to
me and I place them you will receive a referral bonus.  (That sure could
come in handy with the holidays around the corner) :).
Thanks for taking the time to read this post and Enjoy Your Weekend.
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RE: [Histonet] microtomes

2011-11-18 Thread Leiker, Merced
Do you have access to a confocal microscope or one that does Z-stack imaging? 
You can find out the thickness of your tissue sections that way (after you've 
mounted them on a slide of course).

Regards,
Merced

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[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Amos Brooks
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:55 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; sseg...@slu.edu
Subject: [Histonet] microtomes

Hi,
If you are concerned about the thickness of the sections being accurate to 
the setting, I would suggest picking up a cheap micrometer from a hardware 
store. (OK perhaps not cheap as you will want a quality one, but the cost of 
these isn't terrible.) You can't really measure 5 microns (or whatever you cut 
at) well, so you will need to take 10-50 sections of a blank block. Remember to 
keep a constant rhythm that you would use on a normal block. Measure the 
thickness before and after then divide these thicknesses by the number of 
sections taken. Remember, also, to take the measurements at the same 
temperature that you are cutting the sections at.
If your difference isn't exactly right how far off is it? You would then know 
if you should use a higher or lower setting on the microtome.

Amos

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 Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:02:50 -0600
 From: Salomao Segal sseg...@slu.edu
 Subject: [Histonet] microtomes
 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1

 The settings in a rotary microtome may indicate the thickness of 
 sections but...

 how do you know that it indeed cuts at the indicated thickness, 
 particularly if it is say an old device that you inherit from somebody 
 else's lab junk?

 Is there a way of measuring the magnitude of advances after each rotation?

 Thanks


 Solomon Segal

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[Histonet] clearing spinal cord

2011-11-18 Thread MKing

YJ,

You would probably be interested in this:
Scale: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and reconstruction 
of transparent mouse brain.  Hiroshi Hama et al., Nature Neuroscience 
14, 1481–1488 (2011)


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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:17:36 -0800
From: aget liang agetli...@gmail.com
Subject: [Histonet] clearing of whole tissue
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Message-ID:

Hi, anyone has experience in tissue clearing? i want to clear spinal 
cord after fixation. Thanks. YJ


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[Histonet] Re: To cut or not to cut mouse brains

2011-11-18 Thread Donna J Emge
I have had folding and bubbles occur periodically with PFA fixed, sucrose 
cryoprotected frozen brain tissue I receive from other labs. I streak a 
distilled water moistened brush across the slide then pick up the frozen 
section on the moistened area. It comes out flat and smooth every time. I let 
the section dry as usual, then store in -20°C or -80°C.  For ISH I use a RNase 
zapped and DEPC rinsed brush and streak DEPC water across the slide with the 
moistened brush. I section the PFA fixed, sucrose cryoprotected tissue around 
-21°C. Researchers report good subsequent IHC and ISH results and bring more 
samples.


Donna J. Emge, ASCP-HT
Mouse Histology and Phenotyping Laboratory Manager
Northwestern University
Olson Pavilion 8-333
710 North Fairbanks Court
Chicago, IL  60611
d-e...@northwestern.edumailto:d-e...@northwestern.edu
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[Histonet] PT Testing

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
How are those of you in Technical Component labs handling your PT
testing ? And if you are grading these slides how are you setting the
criteria and what are you looking at ? Thanks 

 

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[Histonet] Paraplast X-tra

2011-11-18 Thread Mayer,Toysha N
Hey Connie,

Remember that we experienced a drastic heat wave all over the country and in 
some parts there were rolling blackouts.
The product may have been stored in a warehouse that experienced a rolling 
blackout and the increased temperature messed up the paraffin which then 
re-hardened and was sold.The bag looked fine, so nobody thought anything was 
wrong.
Stranger things have happened.
The overheating would cause the oily and muddy.
 
I say this because a few years back we had a problem with coverslips that were 
stuck together.  Even though they were new and still sealed, when opened they 
were stuck.  It turned out there was excess moisture in the warehouse and the 
silica gel didn't work.  We returned them and got replacements.



Toysha N. Mayer, MBA, HT (ASCP)
Instructor
Program in Histotechnology
School of Health Professions
MD Anderson Cancer Center
(713) 563-3481
tnma...@mdanderson.org





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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:46:16 -0800
From: connie grubaugh conniegruba...@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Paraplast X-tra
To: one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com, cls71...@sbcglobal.net,
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We are having problems again too.  Have not changed a thing and convinced
that it is a bad lot again.  Wonder sometimes on the QC that is done on the
paraffin.


Connie G.

 Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:47:28 -0800
 From: one_angel_sec...@yahoo.com
 To: cls71...@sbcglobal.net; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
 Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraplast X-tra
 CC: 
 
 Maybe you got a bad lot that is contaminated causing the knife marks?
Also, Ive noticed that if you let your paraffin get to hot, it breaks down
and that could be one reason for a consistency issue. Have you changed
anything at all recently to your process? Hope this was helpful. 
  
 Kim
 
 
 
 From: Cristi stephenson cls71...@sbcglobal.net
 To: Histo Net histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
 Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 2:06 PM
 Subject: [Histonet] Paraplast X-tra
 
 Hello Histoland,
 We are seeing unusually large volumes of fall out in our paraffin lately.

 The precipitate is almost muddy or oily in appearance.  We noticed it 
 immediately as it was melting, so there was no way anything else had been 
 introduced to cause this.  As a result, we are seeing knife marks.  The
marks 
 are not consistent and not attributable to any of the tissue in the
blocks.  We 
 are blasting through blades that have been tried and true for years now.
Are 
 there any other users of paraplast X-tra experiencing these issues?
 
 Thanks,
 Cristi
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:08:33 -0800
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Subject: Re: [Histonet] Paraplast X-tra
To:  connie grubaugh  conniegruba...@hotmail.com,
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I had to believe someone else out there was seeing this too!!  Our rep
contacted us today and is going to replace it and investigate...I too wonder
how this gets past the QC dept., it is super obvious as soon as it starts
melting

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[Histonet] re: clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread Hobbs, Carl
Well, I have used all of the usual suspects over many years but, this one has 
taken me by complete surprise!
If anyone can explain the rationale of the reaction, I would be most interested.
One for J Kiernan, I think?

Ah, yes: Sca/e: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and 
reconstruction of transparent mouse brain
Fascinating!
I love the forward slash before the ehow should it be pronounced?
Is it related to Wall-e

 ( Many thanks for the info, Squash buddy Phil ;-)




Carl Hobbs
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School of Biomedical Sciences
Kings College London
Guys Campus
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[Histonet] Fwd: IHC control

2011-11-18 Thread Marian Powers


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 Subject: IHC control
 

 Hi:  Would anyone have a hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer control, 
 (for MHL1, MSH2, MSH6) to share?
  
 Thanks in advance,
 
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[Histonet] Re: clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread aget liang
Did anyone know what is the buffer system for the 4M urea? it is important
to adjust and maintain pH to 7.7 according to the paper:
Scale: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and reconstruction of
transparent mouse brain

2011/11/18 aget liang agetli...@gmail.com

 Hi, anyone has experience in tissue clearing? i want to clear spinal cord
 after fixation. Thanks. YJ

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