[Histonet] Formalin substitutes

2010-07-23 Thread Weaver, Colin
Hi everyone - does anyone know how effective these formalin substitutes are at killing microorgansms9esp HG3) in the tissue fixed? I know that Finefix states that because of the alcohol content being over 70% that it is effective against many micro-organisms but info seems scarce on the others

[Histonet] Fungal staining

2008-11-05 Thread Weaver, Colin
Hi - everyone - does anyone know of any fungi that can not be demonstrated by PAS stain? We appear to have one in a cow placenta which is obvious on Grocott and HE but do not stain on PAS. The micro lab isolated Absidia spp but the hyphae in the Grocott are septate but I believe Absidia are