Re: [Histonet] aniline oil/Holzer stain

2016-10-21 Thread Bryan Llewellyn via Histonet
Aniline oil is more commonly known just as aniline. Sigma list it for sale at: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search?term=aniline&interface=All&N=0&mode=match%20partialmax&lang=en®ion=CA&focus=product Bryan Llewellyn Susan Bachus via Histonet wrote: I'm trying to locate aniline oil for

Re: [Histonet] aniline oil/Holzer stain

2016-10-21 Thread Paula Keene Pierce via Histonet
You could try adding aqueous NaOH slowly to what you have until you start getting tiny white droplets in the water. Then they will fall and form an oily layer below the water. Decant the water or use a separator funnel to drain the aniline oil out the bottom.  Paula Keene Pierce, BS, HTL(ASCP)H

[Histonet] aniline oil/Holzer stain

2016-10-21 Thread Susan Bachus via Histonet
I'm trying to locate aniline oil for the Holzer glial fiber stain. I purchased what was listed as aniline oil from ENG, but the first hint that something was wrong was that it was incompatible with the chloroform also included in the differentiating solution. Looking at the fine print on the

Re: [Histonet] Plant tissue

2016-10-21 Thread Loralei Dewe via Histonet
You should contact David Carter at UC Riverside. It is his area of expertise! Loralei On Oct 21, 2016 12:55 PM, "Caroline Miller via Histonet" wrote: > I am interested in this too! Please forward to all. What are the best > resources for how to handle plant material for microscopic analysis? >

Re: [Histonet] Plant tissue

2016-10-21 Thread Caroline Miller via Histonet
I am interested in this too! Please forward to all. What are the best resources for how to handle plant material for microscopic analysis? thanks! mills On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 12:28 PM, John Shelley via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Happy Friday! > > I have given a requ

[Histonet] Plant tissue

2016-10-21 Thread John Shelley via Histonet
Happy Friday! I have given a request for service to me to do some plant tissue histology and I must admit this is a new area for me. I plan to do both paraffin and frozen sectioning and would like to ask if there may be anyone has a protocol on how to handle such tissue in regards to a tissue p

[Histonet] Tissue Processor question

2016-10-21 Thread Terri Braud via Histonet
Hi fellow Histonetters- I'm looking for any feedback from working labs using Thermo's Excelsior Processor. If you can help, can you please also include the age and usage on your instrument? Thanks, Terri Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 16

[Histonet] Part 3 - Book and Atlases they're going fast

2016-10-21 Thread Connolly, Brett M via Histonet
Hi all, Thanks for all of your responses! The list has shrunk considerably. Here is what left. I forgot to add the Sheehan & Hrapchak classic: Theory and Practice of Histotechnology (this one is a little worn---go figure). Atlas of UroSurgical Anatomy; ISBN 0-7216-3955-0 $30.00 Comparative

Re: [Histonet] TGIF - Help me with my mental block! The "PA" dilemma...

2016-10-21 Thread Jay Lundgren via Histonet
pathologists' On Fri, Oct 21, 2016 at 6:56 AM, Pam Barker via Histonet < histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote: > Hi Histonetters! > This might seem like a dumb question but every time I get a position for a > PA it seems that I can never remember if it should be pathologists' > assistant or p

[Histonet] TGIF - Help me with my mental block! The "PA" dilemma...

2016-10-21 Thread Pam Barker via Histonet
Hi Histonetters! This might seem like a dumb question but every time I get a position for a PA it seems that I can never remember if it should be pathologists' assistant or pathologist's assistant or pathologists assistant. Can somebody please clarify for me? And yes as you probably already guessed

Re: [Histonet] JC requirement for stain QC question

2016-10-21 Thread Cates, Julia via Histonet
Hi Tim, We have a form here that was developed after a similar inspection. The form has quality control indicators for both the histologist and pathologist to review. At the end of the day, the pathologist will initial as reviewed for the entire form. He also documents QC in the patients rep