[Histonet] Words, phrases and names in histotechnology. A free glossary.
Hello histonetters. I'm a HistoNet old-timer, back again after a few years away. It's good to see that a few names are still around from the 1990s. Here is something new that may interest all of us. I send it as a news item; a change from the usual initial question that initiates a Histonet topic. A freely accessible online glossary of words, phrases and eponyms used in histotechnology, histochemistry and immunostaining was published by the Biological Stain Commission (BSC) at the end of December 2018. It includes about 600 entries; it is to be revised and expanded from time to time. (A minor revision was uploaded on 19th January 2019.) Notable features are extensive crosslinks between the entries, and explanations of terminology related to chemical and physical mechanisms involved in the methods. There are also definitions and explanations relating to all the stains (dyes) certified by the BSC. The BSC glossary is readable on screens of all sizes (including mobile phones), and navigation among links is extremely rapid. Check it out directly at https://biologicalstaincommission.org/bscglossary.html. Alternatively, see it in the broader context of the BSC: http://biostain.com. John Kiernan = = = ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
Re: [Histonet] re-processing help
Dear Lauren, Please leave samples in formalin for about 48 hours. Some tissues will be recovered others may be a bit more difficult to recover. Then reprocess after the soak and see what happens. Regards. Sharon Harrison Chief Medical Technologist in charge of Histopathology UWI Mona, Dept of Pathology From: Lauren Sweeney via Histonet [histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 3:03 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] re-processing help Hello Histonet, We have issues- please advise! Long story short- some tissues did not get processed over the weekend, they went through the process but were not submerged in ANY (we think) of the reagents. Now they are shriveled up and brittle (they are intestinal). Is there any way to save them? Can we re-process them? Has anyone ever had this problem and had success recovering? Gratitude, Lauren ___ 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
[Histonet] re-processing help
Hello Histonet, We have issues- please advise! Long story short- some tissues did not get processed over the weekend, they went through the process but were not submerged in ANY (we think) of the reagents. Now they are shriveled up and brittle (they are intestinal). Is there any way to save them? Can we re-process them? Has anyone ever had this problem and had success recovering? Gratitude, Lauren ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
