RE: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-22 Thread Esther C Peters
either, has anyone figured this out? Esther From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of John Kiernan Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 8:54 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histogel The document at http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/li

RE: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-21 Thread John Kiernan
dusko trajkovic > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 12:47 PM > To: Esther C Peters; jennifer.arcand-john...@genzyme.com; > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Subject: Re: [Histonet] Histogel > > Esther, > I mainly process cells, which have been spun down into a small pellet. Also > mou

RE: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-20 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Histogel Esther, I mainly process cells, which have been spun down into a small pellet. Also mouse DRG's and other very small tissues. I would consider this delicate, so do not be afraid to use a longer processing program. Histogel/

Re: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-20 Thread dusko trajkovic
her C Peters To: "jennifer.arcand-john...@genzyme.com" ; "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" ; dusko trajkovic Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 11:15 AM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Histogel Thank you, Dusko! I have had the same problem with 1.5% agarose, and I tried starting

RE: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-20 Thread Esther C Peters
ehalf of dusko trajkovic Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 1:58 PM To: jennifer.arcand-john...@genzyme.com; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Histogel Jennifer, You might have seen one of my posts from 2-3 years ago. I had the exact same problems you described. Could not get anyone t

Re: [Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-20 Thread dusko trajkovic
. Longer processing is the answer, and nothing else. Good Luck. Dusko Trajkovic  Pfizer Inc. La Jolla 858-638-6202 From: "jennifer.arcand-john...@genzyme.com" To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Monday, January 20, 2014 7:56 AM Subject: [Histonet

[Histonet] Histogel

2014-01-20 Thread Jennifer.Arcand-Johnson
Dear Histonetters, I have been reading up on the archives for info on Histogel. Previous posts discuss how they had problems with it - some samples would come out great and some would shrivel up or even dissolve. These posts on the Histogel were from a few years ago and was hoping, and praying

[Histonet] Histogel Protocol FROZEN Histonet Digest, Vol 91, Issue 34

2011-06-27 Thread Kathy Bonness
ocess it as I would regular tissue. Cuts very well too. Katy Message: 3 Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:26:46 -0400 From: "Dessoye, Michael J" Subject: [Histonet] HistoGel To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hello, Does anyone out th

Re: [Histonet] Histogel Problem

2011-06-26 Thread dusko trajkovic
me know if you need any further info or explanation. Dusko Trajkovic HT ASCP Pfizer Inc. La Jolla   From: Amos Brooks To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Fri, June 24, 2011 10:29:09 AM Subject: [Histonet] Histogel Problem Hi,   I have a problem with

RE: [Histonet] Histogel Problem

2011-06-24 Thread Delossantos_Roseann
n.edu Subject: [Histonet] Histogel Problem Hi, I have a problem with some blocks that were prepared with Histogel. I was hoping someone else might have had a similar problem and figured it out. I took a photo of the blocks that were mads and put them in a Picassa album here: https://picasaweb.googl

[Histonet] Histogel Problem

2011-06-24 Thread Amos Brooks
Hi, I have a problem with some blocks that were prepared with Histogel. I was hoping someone else might have had a similar problem and figured it out. I took a photo of the blocks that were mads and put them in a Picassa album here: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/APO3HsIMa2_jPOEs3QRGUjhz3

[Histonet] HistoGel

2011-06-24 Thread Dessoye, Michael J
Hello, Does anyone out there have any experience with HistoGel? It's Richard Allan/Thermo Fisher. They claim that you can "embed" scant tissues in the gel and then process, embed, and cut as usual. Just wondering how it works in the real world Michael J. Dessoye, M.S. | Histology Supe

Re: [Histonet] HistoGel for cell blocks

2010-11-23 Thread Jay Lundgren
A little bit of plain agar, or a plain TSA slant tube (stolen from micro), melted in the microwave for <10 seconds, works just as well as histogel, imho. Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP)

[Histonet] HistoGel for cell blocks

2010-11-23 Thread Bell, Lynne
One of my pathologists is interested in the pros and cons of HistoGel for cell blocks. I have read the archives and gathered some information for him. He specifically would like to talk to someone that has been using it for some time. Along the same line, what method do you find to be the best

[Histonet] histogel technique

2010-05-13 Thread Tench, Bill
Next day, pellet cells and resuspend them in a small amount (100-200 microliters) of Histogel or Agar. When the gel cools cut the microcentrifuge tube open with a scalpel or razor blade. Now you have a nice cell pellet shaped like the bottom of your centrifuge tube, and you can treat it just l

[Histonet] Histogel

2009-08-25 Thread Carol Bryant
Hello everyone! If you are using Histogel for your cytology cell blocks, how do you liquify it? Do you use an incubator or microwave? How happy are the pathologists with the quality of the cell blocks? Thanks in advance for your information. Carol Bryant, CT (ASCP) Cytology/Histology Manager

Re: [Histonet] Histogel

2009-03-20 Thread Peter Carroll
> histogrl backlash thats a whole 'nother set of issues altogether ;) happy friday! anh2...@med.cornell.edu wrote: Wow, what is the histogrl backlash? Will someone please summarize the issues people are having? Thanks! Andrea -Original Message- From: "Hofecker, Jennifer L" Date:

[Histonet] Histogel

2009-03-20 Thread anh2006
Wow, what is the histogrl backlash? Will someone please summarize the issues people are having? Thanks! Andrea -Original Message- From: "Hofecker, Jennifer L" Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:23:02 To: ; Andrea Grantham Subject: RE: [Histonet] processing v-e-r-y tiny samples Hi Andi, Happy

[Histonet] Histogel

2009-01-13 Thread Bob Nienhuis
Has anyone tried embedding a block of tissue like a mouse brain in Histogel, and then cutting frozen or on a vibratome? I am doing Golgi stain on mouse brain, and the tissue is VERY friable. Website says, "No matter how small, friable, or viscous your histology or cytology specimen, HistoGel will