Re: Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread TF
I think many, many labs perfuse animals under deep anesthesia. Notice the word "DEEP". It is hard to judge whether the animal can recover. But we know not because it is an overdose injection. Then, when you write papers up, you never use "Deep anesthesia", you use "sacrifice". That is some back

Re: Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread TF
let me say like this during the overdose injection, look into the animals' eyes. take their soul away. then the pre-mortem perfusion is humanized. 2009-07-01 TF 发件人: Chana de Wolf 发送时间: 2009-07-01 09:30:01 收件人: Ingles Claire 抄送: histonet 主题: Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion... Actua

Re: Re: [Histonet] Signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread TF
Pale liver means the blood has been removed from liver, not necessarily any other tissues of interest. For brain perfusion, many people will close descending atery. The lung filling up of liquid is because you did not insert needle into the main artery. It is small, but can be done with proper s

Re: [Histonet] signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread TF
I think "good" for perfusion/fixation is different upon request, the antigen in IHC, e.g. For good histology and fixative-resistent antigens, people try to fix the tissue extensively, to have good tissue quality and the animal goes a stiff. For mild-resistent antigens, we never post-fix the tissu

Re: [Histonet] RE: mouse brain fixation Attn: Annette Featherstone

2009-06-30 Thread TF
I tried Zinc fixative I made myself. Does not work at all? And, the tissue quality is very bad. Any comments? 2009-07-01 TF 发件人: gayle callis 发送时间: 2009-06-30 23:57:35 收件人: 'Histonet' 抄送: 主题: [Histonet] RE: mouse brain fixation Attn: Annette Featherstone Annette, You did not say

Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread Chana de Wolf
Actually, as I explained, in the case of perfusion fixation, you can *and* you should begin perfusion pre-mortem if you wish to measure anything other than ischemic injury. That's pretty much the point. Your own personal feelings aside, it is extremely important that people on this list who are no

RE: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread Ingles Claire
Sorry, but it is against my personal ethics (and/or morals?) to do such a thing. Guess I'll never get to work in research... But then I can't even pith a frog without squirming. After it's dead though, nothing bothers me. (OK, maybe eyes) Perhaps I'm just wierd. (oh, wait, I work in a lab...) L

[Histonet] Good Perfusion--I stand corrected.

2009-06-30 Thread JR R
I stand correct on the perfusion under anesthesia issue. Jerry Ricks Research Scientist University of Washington Department of Pathology Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:37:20 -0700 Subject: Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion... From: chana.de.w...@gmail.com To: jf...@gladstone.ucsf.edu CC: rosenfeld...@ho

Re: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread Chana de Wolf
Histonetters, Perfusion under deep anesthesia is most certainly not unethical NOR illegal, and, in fact (as mentioned by Jo Dee), it is necessary for optimal perfusion and fixation -- the intracellular ischemic cascade begins immediately upon circulatory arrest, setting off a chain of events highl

[Histonet] Iron for Blood Smears & Urine

2009-06-30 Thread Senn, Amy R
Hi histo world.. I hate to be stupid, but if you'd have dealt with the cable TV company today like I didyour mind would be blank tooBut now I'm back to work, after wasting 5 hours and I STILL don't have internet, phone or TV. I don't think I can handle one more day of this...I'm going

RE: [Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread Jo Dee Fish
Dear Jerry and histonetters, I don't believe this is unethical or illegal. It is written into our IACUC approved protocols as follows: Chemical Method of Euthanasia: "Perfusion under general anesthesia, Avertin or Halothane induced. Bilateral thoracotomy." Could it only be forbidden by your f

Re: [Histonet] Leica Autostainer XL Problems

2009-06-30 Thread mari . ann . mailhiot
Steve You need to keep you reagent buckets filled to the middle line. The 100% alcohol should be to the maximum line especially after the eosin. You have some running of solution down the top of the slide causing uneven staining. When we hand stain we move the baskets vigorously up and down. That

[Histonet] Good Perfusion...

2009-06-30 Thread JR R
No, I wouldn't nick the atrium. Instead, cut the femoral artery at the groin. And of course, you cannot perfuse a living, anesthetized animal. That would be unethical and also illegal. Jerry Ricks Research Scientist University of Washington Department of Pathology ___

[Histonet] Used equip.

2009-06-30 Thread Patti Loykasek
Thanks to all who replied to my inquiry on used equipment dealers. I have received good information. Patti Loykasek BS, HTL, QIHC Clinical Lab Supervisor PhenoPath Laboratories Seattle, WA This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipients and may

[Histonet] RE: mouse brain fixation Attn: Annette Featherstone

2009-06-30 Thread gayle callis
Annette, You did not say what immunos e.g. antigens you are trying to stain? Nor how you are doing the actual staining method? More information would help please. If you are trying to stain for murine CD markers or some other cellular antigens, there are not many that work after FFPE.

[Histonet] RE: Perfusion technics for rodents

2009-06-30 Thread gayle callis
Several of our labs perfuse mice via heart (using a smaller gauge needle and syringe filled with fixative, or with larger rodents, via a peristolic(sp?) pump with PBS perfused first followed by a fixative. The animals are anesthetized via an injection first, then perfused. The perfusion itself is

[Histonet] Leica polycut SM2500S

2009-06-30 Thread MaryAnn Dixon
Hi histonetters, Well, I just acquire a Leica SM2500S polycut heavy duty microtome and could use your help. Everything seems to be working however I cannot get the knife holder to automatically descend to account for the desired micron setting in either the manual or automatic modes. The knife

Re: [Histonet] signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread Merced M Leiker
i think it probably would be better; but good luck getting approval to do that. --On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:32 AM +0530 raghul wrote: Dear Dzung, I wonder whether the perfusion would be good in an euthanized animal with the circulation arrested. It would be better to try it under deep a

[Histonet] long formalin fixation affecting immuno staining

2009-06-30 Thread Annette Featherstone
We have been working with mouse brains that were fixed in 10% formalin for one month. We are currently getting "no" staining with our immunos. Can this really be the problem in light of antigen retrieval methods? Annette Featherstone ___ Histonet

Re: [Histonet] RE: Signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread Merced M Leiker
but he's not using fixative. --On Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:06 AM +0100 "Edwards, R.E." wrote: A stiff tail!. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Thach, Dzung (NIH/NIAID) [E] Sent: 29 Jun

Re: [Histonet] Trying to Unsubscribe?

2009-06-30 Thread Peter Carroll
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2009-06-30 Thread Melissa Phelan
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[Histonet] Quality Manuals

2009-06-30 Thread arvidsonkristen
Greetings all- Thank you to everyone who sent me a copy of the CAP checklist.  I found a couple more standards I would love to get my hands on (you have to pay for them).  They are: CLSI HS 1-A2 ISO 9001 ISO 15189 AABB-Quality System Essentials   I have learned a lot in my quest for all this inf

RE: [Histonet] signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread Kemlo Rogerson
That's cruel; how would you like it? Kemlo Rogerson e-mail kemloroger...@nhs.net if not at work. DD 01934 647057 or extension 3311 Mob 07749 754194; Embrace uncertainty. Hard problems rarely have easy solutions. --Jonah Lehrer This e-mail is confidential and privile

[Histonet] RE: Signs of good perfusion

2009-06-30 Thread Edwards, R.E.
A stiff tail!. -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Thach, Dzung (NIH/NIAID) [E] Sent: 29 June 2009 16:31 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Signs of good perfusion Hi E