Re: [Histonet] Elastic stain

2017-11-06 Thread Tony Henwood (SCHN) via Histonet
I would recommend the Orcein stain: Henwood, A., (2003) "Current applications of orcein in histochemistry. A brief review with some new observations concerning influence of dye batch variation and aging of dye solutions on staining" Biotech Histochem. 78(6):303-8. And you can pair the orcein st

[Histonet] Amyloid A controls

2017-11-06 Thread Dooley, Elaine via Histonet
Hello Histonetters, I am looking for a good "Amyloid A control". We have an anti-amyloid A antibody which is specific only for amyloid A. We have tried our commercial congo red controls and they do not work. We have only had a few positive cases. I am willing to trade control blocks. We ha

Re: [Histonet] Elastic stain

2017-11-06 Thread Bryan Llewellyn via Histonet
Please read the article at :http://stainsfile.info/StainsFile/stain/elastic/elastic.htm There are numerous alternatives discussed there. I particularly like the Humberstone variant of iron resorcin fuchsin. Bryan Llewellyn Nirmala Srishan via Histonet wrote: Histonetters, Is there someone

Re: [Histonet] Elastic stain

2017-11-06 Thread Dr. Michael Gudo (Morphisto GmbH) via Histonet
Dear Mama, there are several elastic stains which are as brilliant as Verhoeff. For a very quick and easy stain you can try: Van Gieson with Resorcinfuchsin or Resorcinfuchsin with Thiazin-picric-acid Also very interesting results can be generated with: Aldehydfuchsin-Tripple Stain and Mollier-

[Histonet] Type of Nitrile Gloves in your lab

2017-11-06 Thread Cooper, Brian via Histonet
Hi, Does anyone out there use a brand of nitrile glove that they really like? The ones we use here are not so good. When we pull them on, the part closet to the wrist often tears off, leaving behind a nice blue rubber band. At least several gloves per box have tears in them before we even pu

[Histonet] Elastic stain

2017-11-06 Thread Nirmala Srishan via Histonet
Histonetters, Is there someone who can recommend a Elastic stain other than Verhoeff? Thanks Mala Holy Name Medical Center is ranked among the top hospitals in the nation for patient care, clinical performance and workplace excellence. Click here to learn more. Warning: The inform

[Histonet] Histology Supervisor Job

2017-11-06 Thread Mighnon Lashus via Histonet
We are currently looking for a Histology Supervisor at our derm lab in Atlanta, see information below. Histology Supervisor Location: Atlanta, GA JOB DESCRIPTION Schedule: Mon- Fri 11:00am-7:00pm JOB SUMMARY: Histology Supervisor directly supervises and coordinates the activities of the histolog