Hello. Does anyone have a processing protocol for formalin fixed decalcified
rat bones using an automated processor? I've been doing it manually with a
vacuum oven and it takes 14-16 hours to complete. I don't have a vacuumed
section on my automatic processor.
Also any tips besides what I've re
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> *From:* "De La Vega Amador, Rodolfo Enrique" >
> *Date:* March 15, 2013, 9:41:23 PM GMT+01:00
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Hi everybody,
I am fairly new to all Histotechnology processes. We mainly work in our lab
with mineralized bone with implants, so we fix them, dehydrate them, embed them
in MMA, cut them, glued them to slides, ground them manually and then stain
them. I need help in some parts of the process th
I have seen a lot of traffic on the site regarding bone
processing...If anyone is interested, I have personally
witnessed the following system being used very successfully
for the embedding and sectioning of bone, including bone
that has been surgically implanted with metal devices.
I just thought