Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining

2015-06-01 Thread Julio Benavides
...@eae.csic.es] Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 6:35 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining Hi there, I am trying to do a PAA-diastase in formalin-fixed embedded samples (ovine liver). I would be most grateful if someone could give me a hand in: -Protocol

Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining

2015-06-01 Thread Julio Benavides
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining Hi, Sigma has discontinued selling type VIII-alfa amylase from barley (catalogue ref A2771). Anyone knows any other commercial source of this enzyme or if the other amylase (other types of alfa amylase or beta

Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining

2015-05-31 Thread Linda Prasad (SCHN)
Benavides; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining I have been using the spit method for years with great results. Depar slide to water, add saliva directly to slide for 10 minutes, rinse and stain PAS as usual. Also American MasterTech has diastase malt

[Histonet] PAS-diastase staining

2015-05-29 Thread Julio Benavides
Hi there, I am trying to do a PAA-diastase in formalin-fixed embedded samples (ovine liver). I would be most grateful if someone could give me a hand in: -Protocol (enzyme concentration, time of digestion...) for diastase digestion (I am assuming that PAS afterwards is the normal protocol

Re: [Histonet] PAS-diastase staining

2015-05-29 Thread Rene J Buesa
Sigma porcine diastase is very good.A cheaper option is very disgusting but had been done for decades, just spit on the section but that will carry bacteria and, although I have seen doing it, I have never done it.René J.  On Friday, May 29, 2015 10:01 AM, Julio Benavides