[Histonet] RA Lamb Lambwax Substitute

Good morning Histonet, Does anybody out there know of a good substitute for or have a supply of RA Lamb's Lambwax paraffin? RA Lamb was bought by Thermo and Lambwax is no longer produced. We used Lambwax in our lab for a particular sectioning protocol. It allowed for sectioning of small

[Histonet] RA Lamb Lambwax Substitute

Philip, I would recommend trying Jerry Helisek with US Laboratory Supplies. He has been able to supply plenty of the RA Lamb items we purchased before they merged with Thermo. his contact information is: je...@uslabsupplies.com 919-264-7964 -- Message: 4 Date:

[Histonet] Bielschowsky's Silver Stain for Axons -

Dear All i have a problem in the Bielschowsky staining of axons. I have rat brain tissues, fixed with 4% PFA or 1%PFA+1.25% Glut. With sucrose cryoprotection, cut into 20-25 um sections on a Leica cryostat. I air dried the sections in fume hood for two days before wash in distilled water for

Re: [Histonet] CD31(PECAM-1) by novocastra on FFPE rabbit tissue

i have a painful experience in have my rat FFPE tissue stained with CD31. i failed 15 times and tried combination of 20+ antigen retrieval and primary antibody incubation methods; finally i gave up. now, i am pretty satisfied with the CD31 staining on shock frozen tissue without PFA fixation

[Histonet] West Nile

Has anyone found a good antibody for west Nile FFPE that will work on horses? ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] PCR for Mycobacteria

Is anyone doing PCR testing for mycobacteria on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue? Thank you. Richard Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D. Director, Histology Immunopathology Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street

[Histonet] Re: Shandon Excelsior Tissue Processor

Tasha, We have the Excelsior which we received a few weeks ago. We have not used it yet for patient specimens but will very soon. Our test runs went well except some breast tissue (probably cut too thick). Overall, the pathologist was happy with the results. There are many good features,

RE: [Histonet] PCR for Mycobacteria

We send ours to National Jewish.. Joyce -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Richard Cartun Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 16:06 To: Histonet Subject: [Histonet] PCR for Mycobacteria Is anyone

[Histonet] New Histology Opening in Paramus, NJ

New Opening with a lab in Paramus, NJ Day shift 5am to 1:30pm or 6:00a to 2:30pm Stresses quality over quantity Prefers ASCP certification and NY state licensure Someone who can multitask, detail oriented IHC experience a plus Salary will commensurate upon experience