[Histonet] Adhesive cover for microscope state.

2017-05-09 Thread Lester Raff MD via Histonet
Hello All: Years ago I had a white adhesive plastic cover on my microscope stage that kept the stage smooth. I am looking for a similar product but having no luck with an internet search. Does anyone have any leads on this? Thanks, Lester J. Raff, MD MBA UroPartners Medical Director Of Labora

Re: [Histonet] KOH softener to "decalcify" bone?

2017-05-09 Thread Rene J Buesa via Histonet
EDTA can be used to decalcify delicate bones, such as bona marrow core biopsies.KOH is used to soften keratin (such as in toe nails) but is totally ineffective for decalcification.René On Monday, May 8, 2017 2:32 PM, Dorothy Hu via Histonet wrote: I know someone used KOH with EDTA tog

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 162, Issue 6

2017-05-09 Thread Steve McClain via Histonet
Olympus microscopes win in my experience. You can't go wrong with any of the 3 major manufacturers. Modern scopes all have have better optics than what we trained on. I place a high priority on durability and in my experience with Nikon and Olympus, Olympus has consistently shown better overa

[Histonet] Fwd: Histonet Digest, Vol 162, Issue 6 micrcroscopes

2017-05-09 Thread Steve McClain via Histonet
Olympus microscopes win in my experience. You can't go wrong with any of the 3 major manufacturers. Modern scopes all have have better optics than what we trained on. I place a high priority on durability and in my experience with Nikon and Olympus, Olympus has consistently shown better overal