[Histonet] RE: AFB Controls

2011-10-01 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi Pamela, try contacting your local large animal vet or a veterinary diagnostic lab. Any case of Ovine or Bovine Johnne's disease would be a great ZN positive control. The bacteria (mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis) is acid fast and congregates in huge numbers in the terminal ileum an

[Histonet] RE CD79alpha dilemma - Thanks to all who replied

2011-05-15 Thread Farish, Craig
I've been given some good suggestions for both technique and clone changes. Thanks to all Craig Craig (Joe) Farish Senior Technical Officer Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Charles Sturt University Boorooma Street Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 Australia

[Histonet] CD79 alpha dilemma

2011-05-12 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi folks - has anyone out there found a Cd79α clone and supplier which will cover multiple species reliably? I can find clones which will stain cats and dogs (and humans), and clones which will cover horses, pigs, cows and primates (and humans, but not opossums for some reason??) but i'm yet to

RE: [Histonet] TSH receptor

2009-06-03 Thread Farish, Craig
a NSW 2678   -Original Message- From: Bernice Frederick [mailto:b-freder...@northwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, 3 June 2009 10:59 PM To: Farish, Craig Subject: RE: [Histonet] TSH receptor Craig, Have you tried abcam? www.abcam.com. You can filter by reactivity in species. Bernice Bernice Fre

[Histonet] TSH receptor

2009-06-02 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi Folks, I'm looking for a TSH receptor antibody suitable for IHC in FFPE tissue from sheep. I'm struggling to find anything that may be applicable outside of the human field. Any suggestions would be most welcome. As always, thanks to all, Cheers, Craig Craig (Joe) Farish Senior Technica

[Histonet] RE Megacassettes

2009-04-26 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi Ian, Try Cellpath - www.cellpath.co.uk. It was cheaper for me to buy them from the UK and pay for shipping than it was to buy them in Australia. According to the catalogue they have a distributor in Cumbernauld called Surgical Supply Services but they're general number is 01686 611333. Good lu

[Histonet] RE Finding Iron in Decalcified Sections

2009-04-26 Thread Farish, Craig
Thanks to all who have offered me advice and ideas. I've taken it on board and I'll try a few new approaches in the coming weeks. I'll let you know the outcome. Cheers, Craig Craig (Joe) Farish Senior Technical Officer Veterinary Diagnostics School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Charle

[Histonet] Finding iron in decalcified sections

2009-04-22 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi folks - I'd very much appreciate some help with this problem. I've been asked to performing the routine histo for a trial investigating the ability of chickens to sense direction. They are believed to have areas of iron rich tissue in their beaks which can detect the magnetic field of the earth

[Histonet] RE (Histonet) Bones

2008-10-26 Thread Farish, Craig
Hi Ian, Dermestid beetles are definitely the least smelly option (although they are not perfect). You'll find that there will usually be a residual smell in the short term. They can, however, damage small or delicate bones and the best way to deal with these is by bacterial macerat