[Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread McMahon, Loralee A
Cell Marque 0.1 ml concentrated 367M-14 0.5 ml concentrated 367M-15 1 ml concentrated 367M-16 1 ml prediluted 367M-17 7 ml prediluted 367M-18 We use it routinely and it works great. Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP) Immunohistochemistry Supervisor Strong Memorial Hospital Department of

[Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread Ladd, Sharron
Sorry I should have been more specific. I am not looking for a mouse monoclonal anti-human IgG4 antibody. I need human IgG4 to run as an isotype control for another primary mouse monoclonal that is an IgG4 isotype. The only company I have found so far that sell purified Human IgG4 is in England

[Histonet] microtomes

2011-11-18 Thread Amos Brooks
Hi, If you are concerned about the thickness of the sections being accurate to the setting, I would suggest picking up a cheap micrometer from a hardware store. (OK perhaps not cheap as you will want a quality one, but the cost of these isn't terrible.) You can't really measure 5 microns (or

RE: [Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control

2011-11-18 Thread WILLIAM DESALVO
First try Sigma Aldrich William DeSalvo, B.S., HTL(ASCP) From: sharron.l...@immunogen.com To: loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 08:22:05 -0500 CC: Subject: [Histonet] RE: Source of IgG4 for Isotype control Sorry I should have

[Histonet] Antibodies for hamster tissue

2011-11-18 Thread Connolly, Brett M
Hi all , Wondering if anyone has experience with these antibodies on hamster tissues: - Cathepsin B or a pan-cathepsin Ab if on exists - MMP-3, MMP9, MMP12 - neutrophil elastase Thanks for any info. Brett Brett M. Connolly, Ph.D. Imaging Research Fellow Merck Co., Inc. PO Box 4, WP-44K West

[Histonet] Great Position in AZ

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in Scottsdale , AZ . Colon and Digestive Health Specialists is looking for a certified HT or HTL to run their laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified and CLIA certified to perform gross dissection, prior supervisory experience preferred.

[Histonet] Great Position in Louisiana

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in a brand new laboratory! Acadiana Gastroenterology Associates, LLC, a six (6) Physician Practice located in Lafayette, Louisiana, is looking for a certified HT or HTL to run their newly constructed laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified and CLIA

[Histonet] mouse xGFAP on rabbit

2011-11-18 Thread Jan Shivers
Good Morning, Does anyone know of a *mouse* xGFAP that will work on rabbit tissue? Thanks in advance, -- Jan Shivers Senior Scientist IHC/Histology/EM Section Head Pathology Teaching Program UMN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine 1333 Gortner

[Histonet] Great Position in AZ

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
Great opportunity for a Histotechnician in Scottsdale , AZ . Colon and Digestive Health Specialists is looking for a certified HT or HTL to run their laboratory. Candidate must be ASCP certified and CLIA certified to perform gross dissection, prior supervisory experience preferred.

[Histonet] Problems in processing rat paws

2011-11-18 Thread Catia Lopes
Hello everyone! I have a problem in processing rat paws to paraffin embedding. I need to process and cut the whole paw (except fingers). So, first I need to decalcify the paw and then process it to paraffin embedding. My problem is that when I try to cut the paw I can not get a good section

RE: [Histonet] Problems in processing rat paws

2011-11-18 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
Catia Its going to take about a week to decal those types of samples in formic acid and in addition to that the processing cycle needs to be considerably longer. By rat paw, I'm assuming you are mean the front paw or is it the rear ankle that you need to process. First of all the samples

[Histonet] clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread aget liang
Hi, anyone has experience in tissue clearing? i want to clear spinal cord after fixation. Thanks. YJ -- Truth Shall Make You Free ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] RELIA Hot Histology Job Alert - Histology Tech needed in Virginia. Can you help?

2011-11-18 Thread Pam Barker
Hi Histonetters!! I hope you are gearing up for a fun Pre-Thanksgiving weekend. I have a great job opportunity to tell you about. I am currently working with one of my best clients and they are in need of a histotech. I refer to them as one of my best clients because they have very low turnover

RE: [Histonet] microtomes

2011-11-18 Thread Leiker, Merced
Do you have access to a confocal microscope or one that does Z-stack imaging? You can find out the thickness of your tissue sections that way (after you've mounted them on a slide of course). Regards, Merced -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu

[Histonet] clearing spinal cord

2011-11-18 Thread MKing
YJ, You would probably be interested in this: Scale: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and reconstruction of transparent mouse brain. Hiroshi Hama et al., Nature Neuroscience 14, 1481–1488 (2011) --- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:17:36 -0800 From: aget liang

[Histonet] Re: To cut or not to cut mouse brains

2011-11-18 Thread Donna J Emge
I have had folding and bubbles occur periodically with PFA fixed, sucrose cryoprotected frozen brain tissue I receive from other labs. I streak a distilled water moistened brush across the slide then pick up the frozen section on the moistened area. It comes out flat and smooth every time. I

[Histonet] PT Testing

2011-11-18 Thread Hale, Meredith
How are those of you in Technical Component labs handling your PT testing ? And if you are grading these slides how are you setting the criteria and what are you looking at ? Thanks Meredith Hale HT (ASCP)cm Operations Liaision Director and Education Coordinator Caris Life Sciences

[Histonet] Paraplast X-tra

2011-11-18 Thread Mayer,Toysha N
Hey Connie, Remember that we experienced a drastic heat wave all over the country and in some parts there were rolling blackouts. The product may have been stored in a warehouse that experienced a rolling blackout and the increased temperature messed up the paraffin which then re-hardened and

[Histonet] re: clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread Hobbs, Carl
Well, I have used all of the usual suspects over many years but, this one has taken me by complete surprise! If anyone can explain the rationale of the reaction, I would be most interested. One for J Kiernan, I think? Ah, yes: Sca/e: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and

[Histonet] Fwd: IHC control

2011-11-18 Thread Marian Powers
-Marian Begin forwarded message: From: Marian Powers mpow...@dpspa.com Date: November 16, 2011 12:51:56 PM EST To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: IHC control Hi: Would anyone have a hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer control, (for MHL1, MSH2, MSH6) to share?

[Histonet] Re: clearing of whole tissue

2011-11-18 Thread aget liang
Did anyone know what is the buffer system for the 4M urea? it is important to adjust and maintain pH to 7.7 according to the paper: Scale: a chemical approach for fluorescence imaging and reconstruction of transparent mouse brain 2011/11/18 aget liang agetli...@gmail.com Hi, anyone has