[Histonet] RE: Going for the HTL

2011-08-29 Thread Jeff and Wanda Gray
To Paula: Who wrote, thought it might be good to study and try for the HTL (already have school for HT and am certified) but it looks like the time limits prohibit me from trying this, since I did it so long ago. Anyone else have any ideas? I'd gladly buy the books and study. Cannot get into a lab

[Histonet] Decalcifying...Again

2011-08-18 Thread Jeff and Wanda Gray
'Netters: I know the subject has been addressed ad nauseum on here, but my favorite pathologist asked really nicely, so here goes: What are you using to decalcify head and neck specimen? For how long ( a range is what we're after)? Does immuno still work on the decalcified specimen? We get head

[Histonet] Re:Microtome

2011-08-08 Thread Jeff and Wanda Gray
Amita and all, Love my Microm 355S, and automated beats manual, hands down. (Pardon the pun) Automated has allowed me many years of freedom from repetitive motion injuries. Been in the field, let's just sayamny years, and am only just now developing problems, while older colleagues who didn't have

[Histonet] (no subject)

2011-01-19 Thread Jeff and Wanda Gray
I would strongly suggest that you include cut resistant gloves as well. These are usually plastic polymer of one sort or another. At my institution we put on a pair of nitrile gloves, then the cut resistant ones, then another pair of nitrile on size larger than we usually wear. Yes, it's a lot to