Hello Jose,
We routinely surface decalcify the trimmed/faced block for one hour with a
commercial product (Rapid Decalcifier or RDC, Cellpath) which contains
Hydrochloric acid. Works a treat! Alternatively we have been known to use a
splash of laundry fabric softener in the soaking water for
You have to assure a perfect infiltration. Cartilage needs that. Also you will
have to play with sectioning speed, type of blade (knife) and sectioning
angle.
René J.
From: Blair, Paula paula.bl...@cchmc.org
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Hello all,
Anyone arriving in Vancouver airport around 4 to 5pm that would like to share a
limo over to the convention center arear? If 3 or 4 of us can combine, its
actually cheaper than a cab? And I'm sure a much more enjoyable ride!
Jeanne Clark (SFO to Vancouver)
From:
We have been using CoPath plus for about a year now and are still discovering
things we can do with it. One of the issues that has come up is how are other
institutions with CoPath satisfying the following CAP checklist question:
Question ASNP.11850 Intra-Operative Reports
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I'm curious to know how long can tissue stay on the machine in paraffin
before it becomes a problem I have left tissue stay in paraffin 30 min-2
hours before I take it off but not on a daily basis Thanks in advance
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Tissues can stay for hours and in cases days in paraffin, with no detrimental
effects on the quality of the block you will get.
If temperatures of the baths are well controlled, and you take care of make at
least two paraffin stations steps, nothing bad
could be expected on the quality of the
