[Histonet] AlphaSMA staining

2010-05-26 Thread Phebe Verbrugghe
Hello everyone,   We are trying to stain alpha smooth muscle actin (on mouse/human liver) using the A5228 Sigma antibody and are getting nuclear staining while this stain should be cytoplasmic. Does anyone have experience with nuclear staining of alphaSMA? Is there anything I can do to

[Histonet] Region II- extension

2010-05-26 Thread Barone, Carol
Histonetters- Region II has extended the mail-in registration deadline, until Friday May 28th...just a few days away! We know some people are still awaiting travel approvals and we are doing our best to accomodate everyone who wants to attend and take advantage of the early registration. I went to

[Histonet] Vibrotoming otoliths

2010-05-26 Thread jason christian
I am trying to section an otolith from a small minnow species with a vibrotome. The bone seems to be very dense and doesn't hold very well inside any mounting media that I have tried. Does anyone have any suggestions as to a media that will section smoothly but would be dense enough to hold the sma

RE: [Histonet] Autotechnicon?

2010-05-26 Thread ricky hachy
Do you want to sell your old Autotechnicon ? I'll buy any mono or duo Autotechnicon . > From: aalli...@wpalabs.com > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 08:56:02 -0700 > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Autotechnicon? > > > My God Tom, I haven't used an Autotechnicon or U

[Histonet] Re: Higgins ink

2010-05-26 Thread Robert Richmond
Allison Scott HT(ASCP), Histology Supervisor, LBJ Hospital, Houston, Texas asks: >>Our [pathologist's assistant] used Higgins ink (india ink) on some skin >>specimens and set the ink with 10% acetic acid solution. After the specimens >>were processed, all of the ink was gone, washed off. We have

[Histonet] RELIA Histology Job Alert 5/26/10

2010-05-26 Thread Pam Barker
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RE: [Histonet] Autotechnicon?

2010-05-26 Thread aallison
My God Tom, I haven't used an Autotechnicon or Ultra-Autotechnico= n since 1979! Was it an Mono or a Duo, or the old black spider? = I'm sure you know what I mean Tom, 1 or 2 levels. I guess = it's better than working in China, reusing their stained slides by sca= ping off

[Histonet] RE: Higgins Ink

2010-05-26 Thread Truscott, Tom
Hi Allison, Trying to think why it washed off, I wondered if the skin went back into formalin after the acetic acid, or did it go to alcohol, perhaps setting up an acid alcohol condition that maybe was enough to decolorize it. Tom T -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouth

Re: [Histonet] Higgins Ink

2010-05-26 Thread Rene J Buesa
After India ink we always used acetone. René J. --- On Tue, 5/25/10, Scott, Allison D wrote: From: Scott, Allison D Subject: [Histonet] Higgins Ink To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 4:13 PM Hello to all in histo land.  Our PA used Higgins ink (india ink) on s

[Histonet] test

2010-05-26 Thread Dixon,Maryann
MaryAnn Dixon BS, HT (ASCP)cm Biological Scientist Surgical Oncology UF College of Veterinary Medicine Phone (352) 294-4516 Email: dix...@ufl.edu ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/li

[Histonet] RE: Higgins Ink

2010-05-26 Thread Tom McNemar
We use Higgins as well. For many years we have set it with nothing more than regular white vinegar. Tom McNemar, HT(ASCP) Histology Co-ordinator Licking Memorial Health Systems (740) 348-4163 (740) 348-4166 tmcne...@lmhealth.org www.LMHealth.org -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...