Re: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-09 Thread Rene J Buesa
As an additional note: paraffin oil = mineral oil. René J. --- On Tue, 3/9/10, Michael Folsom wrote: From: Michael Folsom Subject: Re: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol To: "Krueger, Todd" Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 11:17 AM Hi: I'm not sur

Re: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-09 Thread Michael Folsom
Hi: I'm not sure if this helps but Botanists have long used tert-butanol (not N-butanol) to embed tissue in paraffin. This classic protocol was popularized by D. A. Johansen in the mid 1930's and involves transition from water to alcohol to t-butanol (I can supply more detailed info if you need

Re: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-08 Thread Rene J Buesa
Use 2-propanol instead. It is better and much cheaper. René J.U --- On Mon, 3/8/10, Krueger, Todd wrote: From: Krueger, Todd Subject: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Monday, March 8, 2010, 10:00 AM Does anyone have a procedure for processing with N-butyl

[Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-08 Thread Krueger, Todd
Does anyone have a procedure for processing with N-butyl Alcohol. We need to find a procedure w/o xylene. Thanks Todd Krueger HTL(ASCP)CM Boston Scientific 2 Scimed Place, P121 Osseo, MN 55311 Phone: 763-694-5709 Fax: 763-694-5505 e-mail: todd.krue...@bsci.com __

Re: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-03 Thread John Kiernan
any application, is its vapour. It doesn't smell nasty but it makes you cough. John Kiernan Anatomy, UWO London, Canada = = = - Original Message - From: "Krueger, Todd" Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 17:08 Subject: [Histonet] Butyl alcohol To: histonet@lists.utsouthwester

[Histonet] Butyl alcohol

2010-03-03 Thread Krueger, Todd
Has anyone tried using butyl alcohol as a dehydrating and clearing agent on there tissues? What are some pros and cons people have experienced with using Butyl alcohol? Todd Krueger HTL(ASCP)CM Boston Scientific 2 Scimed Place, P121 Osseo, MN 55311 Phone: 763-694-5709 Fax: 763-694-5505 e-m