[Histonet] Microtome Accident Prevention Ideas

2019-03-21 Thread Pairan, Kelly via Histonet
Good Afternoon Histonetters, Three weeks ago, I was cutting at a manual microtome and when I finished laying my ribbon on the waterbath and turned back to my block, I happened to nick my finger on the end of my microtome blade. It was a freak accident of my finger being in the wrong place at

Re: [Histonet] Softening Calf Hooves

2019-03-21 Thread Ingles Claire via Histonet
Sandra: We here at the Dermatopathology department of UW Mad have found: -10% Potassium Hydroxide works best for us on our nails. -We usually only need to have it in solution for a few hours. As you are trying to soften hoof, I might play with both concentration and time in solution. - I don't

Re: [Histonet] Looking for vendor for Zeus Wash solution

2019-03-21 Thread Paula Keene Pierce via Histonet
You can also use Michel's buffer. Electron Microscopy Sciences has it. Paula Keene Pierce, BS, HTL(ASCP)HTPresidentExcalibur Pathology, Inc.5830 N Blue Lake DriveNorman, OK 73069PH 405-759-3953www.excaliburpathology.com On Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:29:45 PM CDT, Martha Ward-Pathology via

Re: [Histonet] Softening Calf Hooves

2019-03-21 Thread Rene J Buesa via Histonet
Either potassium or sodium hydroxide will work at 10% aq. solution. Check it daily until soft enough.As to your "swallow" question, I "Goggled" your question and the answer is the following" In the end, it's concluded that the airspeed velocity of a (European) unladen swallow isĀ about 24 miles

[Histonet] Looking for vendor for Zeus Wash solution

2019-03-21 Thread Martha Ward-Pathology via Histonet
I am having trouble locating a distributor for the Zeus Wash solution (cat#103) that we use to wash our skin and renal biopsies.Cardinal and Fisher do not seem to carry it and we do not have Zeus Scientific in our system as a vendor we can use. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks,

[Histonet] Softening Calf Hooves

2019-03-21 Thread Sandra Cheasty via Histonet
Hello all, I have 1 inch thick cross sections (band saw) of calf hooves. The pathologist has already decaled the bone, and now we have to soften the hooves so she can take thinner sections for processing. * Which is better, potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, and

Re: [Histonet] ER/PR/Her2 Controls

2019-03-21 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
Pantomics has several expression controls and has high quality products. https://www.pantomics.com/tissue-arrays/breast Tim Morken Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- From: John