[Histonet] FW: Ventana vs. Leica

2010-09-07 Thread Maria Katleba
This is how professional histotechs treat each other? A very sad commentary in a country where people are afforded free speech. Maria Katleba MS HT(ASCP) Pathology Dept. Mgr Queen of the Valley Medical Center 1000 Trancas Street Napa CA 94558 (707) 252-4411 x3689 direct (707) 226-4385 pager (707)

RE: [Histonet] Silver

2010-09-07 Thread Ingles Claire
I thought Histotechs were supposed to have purple thumbs. :) (You know, gardeners have green thumbs...) Claire From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of O'Donnell, Bill Sent: Tue 9/7/2010 4:15 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [

[Histonet] Silver

2010-09-07 Thread O'Donnell, Bill
I know... I should wear gloves when doing a GMS.I... know... that. (sorry, I thought this was Facebook for a second) Have a great week! - Sir Bill of the Blackened Thumb ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.ut

RE: [Histonet] caris and genoptix experience

2010-09-07 Thread Ingles Claire
Gee... It's not like WE have work to do or anything. Thanks for the heads up about these companies. Claire From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of kim.dona...@bhcpns.org Sent: Sat 9/4/2010 10:55 AM To: histot...@imagesbyhopper.com Cc: histo

[Histonet] trephine protocols

2010-09-07 Thread Vickroy, Jim
We are experiencing some problems with our trephine bone marrow biopsies. Could anyone share with me the amount of time they are generally using for decalcification and what reagents you are using? We are also experiencing fragmentation in some of the slides. Thanks James Vickroy BS, HT(AS

[Histonet] Rat tendon processing

2010-09-07 Thread Kristen Lauing
Hi, I am processing rat infraspinatus tendons for Masson Trichrome staining. I've had trouble with routine processing protocols and read that adding 4% phenol to the 95% alcohol solutions may help soften the tissue to make it easier to cut. Has anyone ever tried this, or have other suggestions

[Histonet] Negative Control Tissue - No / Few Macrophages

2010-09-07 Thread Robert Hughes
Hello,   Does anyone know of a good control tissue absent of (or with few) macrophages?   I have seen a number of postings regarding tissue positive for various inflammatory markers (F4/80, MOMA. CD68).   I am running F4/80 (Serotec, Rat anti-ms F4/80) on ms. tissue.  I have a number of positive

[Histonet] Losing Sections While Dehydrating

2010-09-07 Thread Amanda Madden
Hello Everyone! I have searched the archives because I am sure this is a problem that has been encountered before, but I have been unsuccessful in finding the right thread. I ran an IHC series dilution on a new primary antibody for NeuN. I am using 35 um rat brain sections that were cut on a cryos

Re: [Histonet] Problem with liver fixation

2010-09-07 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Formalin fixes slowly, even more slowly at 4 degrees C. Even though the fix may penetrate, fixation will not be complete. I suggest a formalin+alcohol+acetic acid fix at room temp for 24 hours. There are many, many variations of this fix. Lillie recommends 85 ml of 95% EtOH, 10 ml conc. formalin

[Histonet] Re: Problem with liver fixation

2010-09-07 Thread Itai Moshe
Thank's all, I'm thinking that my IHC method might be O.K because it is working great with other paraffin embeddedd tissues like diaphragm and various muscles, and (sometimes) also in older liver tissues that i have found in our lab (but i don't know how they were made). I'm using antigen retriev