[Histonet] Symphony users

2015-11-03 Thread Histology Technician via Histonet
Symphony users, can you message me?  I want to talk about prices, what you like/dislike about it off line.  Thanks! ___ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet

[Histonet] A blogpost for parents, or the children of parents.

2015-11-03 Thread Lester Raff MD via Histonet
Hello Netters--- Something to bring a smile to your "leisure" time. Click here for blog Read this one, because we have all been there! Lester J. Raff, MD MBA UroPartners Medical Director Of Laboratory 2225 Enterprise Dr. Suite 2511 Westchester, Il 60154 Tel: 708-486-0076 Fax:

[Histonet] LFABP and PHH3 Abs

2015-11-03 Thread Kiranjit Grewal via Histonet
Dear Experts, We are trying to optimize LFABP( Liver marker) and PHH3( Mitosis marker). Anyone willing to share their protocol or suggestions that can help expedite the process is much appericiated. We have both Leica & Ventana instruments. thank you in advance! Kiran

[Histonet] Paraffin sectioning for DNA analysis

2015-11-03 Thread P Sicurello via Histonet
Hello Listers, Which techniques are you all using to avoid cross contamination when cutting multiple sections from multiple blocks for DNA analysis? Way back I used to use DEP-C treated water, wore gloves, changed the blade between blocks and wiped down the surface of the knife holder plate

[Histonet] Pas Digestion

2015-11-03 Thread Lager, Loree via Histonet
Hello, This is my first time using the histonet, as our veteran user retired. We've been having an intermittent problem with incomplete glycogen digestion on PASD. Our digestion solution is 0.5% α-Amylase, Type VI-B from porcine pancreas (Sigma), which we freeze in small aliquots and thaw

Re: [Histonet] Pas Digestion

2015-11-03 Thread Jennifer MacDonald via Histonet
The optimal temperature for most enzymes in 37 degrees Celsius. From: "Lager, Loree via Histonet" To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" Date: 11/03/2015 12:38 PM Subject:[Histonet] Pas Digestion

Re: [Histonet] Pas Digestion

2015-11-03 Thread Ray via Histonet
As Jennifer mentioned, enzymes have optimal temperatures at which to work.  But also optimal pH.  Is your 0.5% amylase in water or a correct buffer? Ray, Seattle, WA - Original Message - From: "Loree via Histonet Lager" To:

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2015-11-03 Thread Eck, Allison via Histonet
How many of you have a cytology dept where your cyto techs do all their own prep and reports? If you don't, do you have a cyto prep aide or does a histo tech help? Also, how many of you have histo and cyto as the same department with an AP manager? Does the AP manager oversee transcription

[Histonet] FW: A blogpost for parents, or the children of parents.--problem with link??

2015-11-03 Thread Lester Raff MD via Histonet
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[Histonet] CD8 IHC on FFPE mouse tissue -what your experience?

2015-11-03 Thread Connolly, Brett M via Histonet
Hi all, I have a project that will be looking at CD8 expression in some FFPE murine tissue. Past discussions here have mentioned the 14-0808 CD8a antibody from eBiosicence. For those of you have had the opportunity to use this antibody I would like to hear your experiences/ recommendations

[Histonet] Acid hematin

2015-11-03 Thread raestask--- via Histonet
I saw a Histonet post that Peggy Wenk had made concerning the recipe for alcoholic formalin for processing. She noted that you use the solution unbuffered.  How do you control acid hematin pigment in such a solution? We use a commercial alcoholic formalin “concentrate” that is diluted with

Re: [Histonet] CD8 IHC on FFPE mouse tissue -what your experience?

2015-11-03 Thread Colleen Forster via Histonet
I am interested to see what you hear BrettI need to do these same markers and am not having good luck in FFPEfrozens , great...FFPE NOT! C On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Connolly, Brett M via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Hi all, > I have a project that will be