[Histonet] Flame substitute for embedding

placed in. I am not familiar with the amount of paraffin carry-over or the hazards/company warranty issues in using this type of equipment for this purpose, but it might be worth an investigation. Mark Frei MT(ASCP) Sigma-Aldrich Hematology & Histology 3050 Spruce Street / Saint Louis, MO, 6

[Histonet] as Thanksgiving approaches, what do you think about a gall bladder in vinegar ?

At a risk of inviting a series of puns/jokes, I do remember a Journal of Histotechnology article that discussed the use of honey as a fixative and a preservative. Mark Frei MT(ASCP) / Technical Marketing Specialist Sigma-Aldrich Hematology & Histology 3050 Spruce Street / Saint Louis

[Histonet] Re:Control slide storage

Just as a frame of reference, alkaline phosphatase is a very labile enzyme that can loose activity quickly in storage. For alk phos histochemistry controls, we store fixed peripheral blood smears individually wrapped in parafilm at -70 C for up to a year with minimal loss of activity. Mark