Re: [Histonet] The Use of Plants in Histology Laboratories (Mickley, Beth)

2017-11-14 Thread Mayer,Toysha N via Histonet
Beth, We sure could have used the actual article in a lab I know of. The person with the highest authority, removed them from a lab, and did not want to listen to what the supervisor had to say. Without the actual article, nothing could change her mind. It is common to have spider plants,

[Histonet] 2018 FSH Annual Meeting

2017-11-14 Thread John Shelley via Histonet
Hello Histonetters! The FSH Annual Meeting will be in Tampa, FL on May 17-20, 2018 at the Renaissance Tampa International Plaza Hotel. We are looking for ideas for classes that you will be interested in attending. We are also looking for speakers. Send abstracts to email below. We want to

Re: [Histonet] Mounting media

2017-11-14 Thread Terri Braud via Histonet
Although we've used several brands with good success, our most consistent performer has been the Sakura Tissue Tek Glas Mounting Media #6419. When coverslipping, either automated or manual, the secret to avoiding air bubble during storage is to insure that the correct amount of media is

Re: [Histonet] mounting medium

2017-11-14 Thread Mary Lou Norman via Histonet
Refrax from Anatech -Original Message- From: Allan Wang via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:47 PM To: warda hassan Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] mounting medium Hi, This information would be very

Re: [Histonet] mounting medium

2017-11-14 Thread Diane Satterfield via Histonet
We use Sub-X Mounting Medium from Leica. This is what the pathologist wants us to use. -Original Message- From: Allan Wang via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 5:47 PM To: warda hassan Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re:

[Histonet] HSV I/II Control

2017-11-14 Thread McCabe, Sara via Histonet
Awhile ago I had posted looking for anyone that had any in house HSV controls. A gentleman had reached out to me; however, I never did receive the controls that he said he was sending me. I am trying to reach him. I am also looking for anyone else that may also have HSV controls. We are in

[Histonet] R: EDTA decalcification tissue issues

2017-11-14 Thread MANTERO Stefano RIC via Histonet
Good Morning Kelly, I work in a research institute that works with murine samples; In our laboratory we have adopted two descaling protocols: one with ion exchange resins/acid solution while the other uses EDTA. The EDTA descaling system is slower but keeps the nucleic acids much better. We use