[Histonet] core histolgy recharge rates

2011-02-09 Thread Michael Mashore
Hello all, I am trying to get a feel for how other core histology facilities are charging. My main question is if or when technician's labor time is charged. Currently we charge a fee per sample for embedding, whether it is paraffin, plastic, or oct. Then we charge a fee per slide/grid for

[Histonet] RE: Paraffin Tissue Crumbles

2010-11-10 Thread Michael Mashore
Hello to everyone, Thank you for all the advice. I will reduce my processing time as well as try to rehyrdate my paraffin blocks before cutting. I greatly appreciate the help. Thanks, Michael ___ Histonet mailing list

[Histonet] Paraffin Tissue Crumbles

2010-11-09 Thread Michael Mashore
Hello Histonet Users, I have just started using paraffin and am having many difficulties. Most of the time my tissue crumbles when sectioning. I have no real experience in paraffin histology and have been given the task of becoming proficient by myself, so I am hoping for feedback as to why my

[Histonet] protocol for Masson-Goldner trichrome modified by Ulrich

2010-08-20 Thread Michael Mashore
Hello everyone, I'm trying to use the Masson-Goldner Trichrome stain, and I came across a paper that used one that was modified by Ulrich. There was no citation on the paper, and I wanted more details to their protocol, i.e. how they made their solutions. The paper is titled Histology and