AW: [Histonet] Rolling of my ribbon ? Another paraffin question.

2013-11-13 Thread Gudrun Lang
Has this new paraffin a higher melting point than the former? It may happen that the block/paraffin is too hard at your cutting temperature to stick. Does it make ribbons after a while trying? Gudrun -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-

[Histonet] AUTO: Bruce Palmatier is out of the office (returning 11/14/2013)

2013-11-13 Thread Bruce_Palmatier
I am out of the office until 11/14/2013. I will be out of the office on Nov 13. If you have a question about an order or need assistance placing an order, or if the matter is urgent, please call 877-881-1192 between 8am and 8pm and a VWR Healthcare Service associate will assist you. For other mat

[Histonet] RE: neuropath stains

2013-11-13 Thread Morken, Timothy
...Although the cost of batch staining would be high for some of these reagents. I have asked immunostainer vendors about this and none I have talked to have done anything along those lines Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Cent

[Histonet] RE: neuropath stains

2013-11-13 Thread Morken, Timothy
Felton, we are still doing them manually. Some of them could be done on the newer batch stainers that have heated reagent stations, but the incubation periods are pretty long so it may not be practical. At least you would probably need a dedicated instrument. Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Mi

[Histonet] neuropath stains

2013-11-13 Thread Nails, Felton
Are the basic muscle and nerve biopsy stains being performed manually or has someone automated these stains? __ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information in this e-mail may be confidential and/or privileged. If you are not th

RE: [Histonet] Rolling of my ribbon ? Another paraffin question.

2013-11-13 Thread Weems, Joyce K.
A cork works well for this purpose too.. Joyce Weems Pathology Manager 678-843-7376 Phone 678-843-7831 Fax joyce.we...@emoryhealthcare.org www.saintjosephsatlanta.org 5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Atlanta, GA 30342 This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Saint Joseph's Hospit

RE: [Histonet] Rolling of my ribbon ? Another paraffin question.

2013-11-13 Thread Manfre, Philip
Try running a wooden dowel (stick) lightly across your blade, dulling it slightly. Disposable blades can actually be too sharp sometimes. Philip Manfre, B.A., HT (ASCP) Associate Principal Scientist Merck Research Laboratories WP45-251 PO Box 4 West Point, PA 19486 215-652-9750 215-993-0383 (f

[Histonet] Rolling of my ribbon ? Another paraffin question.

2013-11-13 Thread Stella Mireles
*I am presently using a paraffin designated as an IM product.* *We are a facility that cuts only autopsies and have been experiencing alot of rolling of our sections.* *We did recently switch to this product, because of cost.* *Question : Is the paraffin you are using working well on autopsy tiss

Re: [Histonet] Frozen IF Specimen Storage: Is -80 C really necessary; will -20 C work?

2013-11-13 Thread Kim Donadio
I was worried about this when I first started doing DIF's here. All I have is a -20 -25c freezer. At the direction if our pathologist I was challenged to do it and watch it closely which is what I have been doing for the past year. When I am done cutting the frozen sections I place Oct back on t

Re: [Histonet] Embedding Paraffin

2013-11-13 Thread Kim Donadio
We use formulae R from Leica for both infiltrating and embedding with excellent results. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 12, 2013, at 10:02 AM, "Matthew D. Roark" wrote: > What paraffin does everyone like for embedding? We are currently using > Surgipaths EM-400 but its dirty!Who has a clea

Re: [Histonet] coverslipping question

2013-11-13 Thread Kim Donadio
I would try adding 1 or 2 more 100% alcohols before the histoclear. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 12, 2013, at 9:32 AM, "Gautier, Nicole M." wrote: > My lab has been having a problem with "specks" appearing on our slides after > they come out of Histoclear. Our protocol is to dehydrate in 2 min

[Histonet] Ken Marissael no longer with VWR.

2013-11-13 Thread Ken_Marissael
I will be out of the office starting 11/12/2013 and will not return until 11/30/2013. Please contact - healthcareservice.com or customer service at 877-881-1192. ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern

Re: [Histonet] Speaking of picrosirius red...

2013-11-13 Thread Webb, Rose
Hi, I use a 0.2% phosphomolybdic acid step when I'm staining cardiac muscle. Just a quick (2 minutes) before the picrosirius red step. Without the phosphomolybdic acid sometimes the myocytes stain really yellow and that makes it more difficult to see the type 1 collagen. If you don't do the phopho