Happy New Year everyone!
Can we start a discussion once again on what causes holes in nuclei? It is
pretty clear in my experience it has something to do with heating at least
for me with antigen retrieval. When I do HIER at ph 8 especially I am
seeing a lot of holes in nuclei. H&E on same ti
You can get Sharpies and highlighters in at least 7 different colors. We
color code the pathologists (Dr's Red, Blue, Pink, Orange, Purple, Green,
and Yellow.) The Sharpies and highlighters are distributed in the
appropriate departments, and the slides and paperwork get a quick mark of
color to f
Time of fixation before ER/PR/HER2:
I haven't had much luck with getting this information. Nobody wants to
deal with the communication issues.
Needle biopsy specimens should be popped into formalin as soon as they
are out of the patient, and the time recorded. What you can't find out
is whether t
Hallo Histonetters,
Happy New Year!!
I'm looking for information on a PSCA (Prostate Specific Cell antigen) antibody
that will work both in human and primate.
If are are using this antibody, please contact me. Any information would be
appreciated.
thanks
Dusko Trajkovic
858-638-6202
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Pathologist's name on the slide? I'd just like to see the patient's
name on the slide. It helps me not mix up cases, but the old-timer
histotechnologists really resist it.
I guess you can legal-beagle reasons not to put the pathologist's name
on the slide, but I don't see anything wrong with it. S
There are four broad choices for staining Helicobacter.
1. Rely on H & E alone. Some people claim it works, but I can't find
them unless they're all over the place.
2. Thiazine dye methods. The simplest is the blue dye mix Diff-Quik II
(or a generic equivalent, all of which work in my experience)
