[Histonet] Special stain for neutrophils

2010-06-23 Thread RICKY MATHIS
Hello my Histonet friends, Is there any special stain that you know of to demonstrate neutrophils and/or macrophages in tissue sections? Best, Cathy Cathy M. MathisHistology Core Technician Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine Wake Forest University Health Sciences Medical Center Blvd.

[Histonet] Anti-human abs work on porcine tissue

2010-03-17 Thread RICKY MATHIS
I work with some porcine tissues and it is sometimes difficult to find antibodies specific to pig.  A doctor I work with asked some one he knew in Europe about using antibodies that are listed as working in human being used on porcine tissue.  This person stated that there would be about a 10% c

[Histonet] List of Resins and plastic embedding mediums

2009-11-10 Thread RICKY MATHIS
Hello all histo-netters, I want to know if there is a list of resins and plastic embedding mediums that would also give there properties, stainability, etc.  I am a novice in this area and have received many requests lately for embedding without heat and/or without xylene (or other solvents).  M