Re: [Histonet] Mounting Medium Issues

2010-05-19 Thread Jack Ratliff
Jim, I must say that I have used Eukitt exclusively for over 13 years and the only problem I have had with Eukitt is when I do not use enough and especially when coverslipping thicker sections. It is xylenes based so maybe you are experiencing excessive evaporation during drying??? If

FW: [Histonet] Mounting Medium Issues

2010-05-17 Thread Herrick, James L. (Jim)
-Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Herrick, James L. (Jim) Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 3:23 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Mounting Medium Issues Hello everyone

[Histonet] Mounting Medium Issues

2010-05-14 Thread Herrick, James L. (Jim)
Hello everyone, Hope you have all had a good week!! Has anyone had any negative experiences using Eukitt as your mounting media? We embed our specimens (human - iliac crest, animal - femurs, tibias, vertebrae, etc.) in GMA and MMA and have noticed over a period of time that a fairly large number