: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of
jeffery.mil...@spectrum-health.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 7:56 AM
To: Pitts, Jaclyn S. (Jackie), HT(ASCP);
histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] RE: B5
We did until
We did until about 7 yrs ago when the hospital decided that all mercury
(thermometers and chemicals) would no longer be allowed which was fine with us.
We just went to 10% NBF since then.
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Amy,
We use the B+ fixative available from BBC Biochemical (
http://www.bbcus.com/products.html?pc=19&pid=57 )
My pathologists love it!
Michelle
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> Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:12:04 -0500
> From: "Amy Farnan"
> Subject: [Histonet] bone marrow fixative
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From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Richmond
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 2:04 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: SPAM-LOW: [Histonet] Re: B5 alternate
I loved B5 fixative, and before that Zen
I loved B5 fixative, and before that Zenker's, but they're gone and
they're not coming back.
In my personal expereience in a number of pathology services, the
various muchly-touted B5 substitutes offer very little morphologic
advantage over neutral buffered formalin.
Unless it's fixed pretty earl
Well, this pathologist was dragged screaming away from B-5 - and I've
brewed plenty of it out of the dry chemicals myself - but you really
can't use it any more. I was surprised to find out that it's still
available, but it still is.
I haven't found any of the substitutes to be worthwhile. The maj
