RE: [Histonet] muscle biopsy stains ATPase

2012-03-08 Thread Heath, Nancy L.
hope this helps :) Nancy Heath, HT (ASCP) Neuropathology Technician Pathology Tech Specialist Dept. of Pathology., Div. of Neuropathology Rhode Island Hospital APC Blding, Flr 12, Rm 211 593 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 lab: 401-444-3246 fax: 401-444-8514 nhe...@lifespan.org -Original

[Histonet] ATPase reaction

2012-03-08 Thread mtitford
Hazel Horn asks about the ATPase reaction: Years ago we had problem with our ATPase reaction on F/S of muscle biopsies. We discovered that in keeping the substrate at minus 20oC in a freezer, and getting it out and letting it warm up to room temperature before weighing a small amount out for

RE: [Histonet] articles needed please

2012-03-08 Thread joelle weaver
I do not know what level of depth this paper needs to be, but these are good background articles. http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/AHProjects/Hospital_Ergonomics/lab_radiology.pdf http://www.uos.harvard.edu/ehs/ih/labergo_microtome.shtmlhttp://www.d.umn.edu/ehso/ergonomics/microtomy.html

RE: [Histonet] Online HTL

2012-03-08 Thread joelle weaver
The ASCP HTL cert. eligibility criteria listed by BOC is a bachelors. http://www.ascp.org/Board-of-Certification/GetCertified#tabs-1Not sure if there is an online available, check the programs listed on NSH, nsh.org , but if you go into a program with a bachelor's with specific biological

Re: [Histonet] mesocolon lymphnode treatment with aceton

2012-03-08 Thread Cynthia Robinson
I would also be interested if anyone is using this method and their results. I have printed off the article and shared the information with our supervising pathologist. I have found dermal needle rollers on line but wonder if the maximum 2 mm length will do the job of perforating the fat. Also

[Histonet] Goldner's Trichrome for Osteoid

2012-03-08 Thread Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)
Hopefully a hard tissue guru is out there and can help with this. A PI here is asking about doing a Goldner's stain on mouse femur. I'm not set up to cut sections of undecalcified bone so my questions are: 1. can this stain be done successfully on decalcified bone? 2. if so, what type of decal

[Histonet] Territory Sales Rep needed in Southern NJ. Can you help?

2012-03-08 Thread Pam Barker
Hi Histonetters! I hope everyone is having a great day and enjoying some free lunches celebrating histotechnology professionals day! I have a new position I would like to tell you about. Territory Sales Rep Histology-Southern NJ RELIA is working with a growing lab located in Southern NJ. They

RE: [Histonet] mesocolon lymphnode treatment with aceton

2012-03-08 Thread Debra Siena
If anyone has access to the article, I would like to get a copy if you don't mind. thanks Debbie Siena 800.442.3573 ext. 229 | www.statlab.com -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Cynthia

[Histonet] Immunocal and Her 2 Neu FISH

2012-03-08 Thread Bharti Parihar
Does anyone know if bone decalcified in Immunocal is ok to do Her 2 Neu FISH? Thanks Histonetters! :) -Bharti Parihar ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

Re: [Histonet] Goldner's Trichrome for Osteoid

2012-03-08 Thread Louise Renton
As far as i know, osteoid will not show up on a decalcified section. On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth) algra...@email.arizona.edu wrote: Hopefully a hard tissue guru is out there and can help with this. A PI here is asking about doing a Goldner's stain on mouse

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2012-03-08 Thread Lorraine Cornett
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[Histonet] Re:Goldner's Trichrome for Osteoid

2012-03-08 Thread Damien
Hi Andi, Yes, you can stain and differentiate osteoid using decalcified bone sections. You can see osteoid after staining with any trichrome technique, HE or Toluidine blue. The structure does not disappear with decalcification. However, do not expect the Goldner’s stain to mimic the staining

[Histonet] PAS Rat Testes

2012-03-08 Thread Joseph Madary
If the path does not want to use Davidsons and still wants the acetic acid, perhaps Carnoys, Bouins, Methacarn? Nick Madary, HT/HTL(ASCP)QIHC George Washington University Pathology Core Laboratory Ross Hall, Room 706 23rd and I Street NW Washington D.C. 20037 202.994.8916 pat...@gwumc.edu

RE: [Histonet] ATPase reaction

2012-03-08 Thread Heath, Nancy L.
@ Hazel Horn...sorry about not attaching the procedure :/ Nancy Heath, HT (ASCP) Neuropathology Technician Pathology Tech Specialist Dept. of Pathology., Div. of Neuropathology Rhode Island Hospital APC Blding, Flr 12, Rm 211 593 Eddy Street Providence, RI 02903 lab: 401-444-3246 fax:

RE: [Histonet] ATPase reaction

2012-03-08 Thread Heath, Nancy L.
well...looks like I don't know how to attach things so they will post on histonet...Hazel Horn I sent my procedure to your email too :) Nancy Heath, HT (ASCP) Neuropathology Technician Pathology Tech Specialist Dept. of Pathology., Div. of Neuropathology Rhode Island Hospital APC Blding, Flr 12,

[Histonet] ThermScientific HistoScreens-printing quality problems

2012-03-08 Thread DeMint, Valerie S
Hi I am looking for help with a cassette printing problem that we are experiencing. We use the Thermo Histo Screen cassettes and the Surgipath VCP 2001 cassette printer. Case numbers are quite smudged or missing completely when the batch has finished processing. This is only happening to

RE: [Histonet] Goldner's Trichrome for Osteoid

2012-03-08 Thread Jack Ratliff
Andi, Your PI has requested the Goldner's trichrome stain because it provides a stark contrast between the green (light-green SF yellowish) stained mineralized component of bone and the red (acid fuchsin-ponceau) stained newly formed unmineralized bone-like dense collagen fibers (osteoid)

[Histonet] RE: ThermScientific HistoScreens-printing quality problems

2012-03-08 Thread Nails, Felton
This is an issue with the cassettes not your printer or ribbons. If you take a straight edge and put it up against the edge of the cassette you will see that he cassette is concaving causing the styles to loose contact with the cassette. It is more of a problem at the middle top edge of the

[Histonet] Optimizing HE Stains for undecalcified bone

2012-03-08 Thread M.O.
Hello Histonetters! I am new to staining and can't seem to get good HE stains from deplacticized undecalcified bone with an implant. It seems as though the hematoxylin is staining too dark. Any feedback would be much appreciated! The protocol I am using is for after the deplasticization step

Re: [Histonet] Optimizing HE Stains for undecalcified bone

2012-03-08 Thread Jack Ratliff
Merissa, You should very easily be able to get a nice looking HE from deplasticized undemineralized bone sections. In fact, try the protocol that I routinely use for my MMA embedded specimens: Deplastification x 3 changes each for 15-30 minutes @ 55-60C w/ gentle dip and dunk at half way mark