Hey, Sara! Congratulations. Enjoy all them Hassles and Advantages in your NEW lab. Best wishes, Carl
NB: re Formalin fixation...one could argue that one should store such-fixed specimens in 90% alcohol, after the appropriate Formalin fixation time? OR...30% Sucrose: now, THAT is a PRESERVATIVE and NOT a Fixative ;-) However....loadsa variables. For eg: ER/PR Ab immunolocalisation ..I understand that , for Clinical Labs ,there is a "window " of acceptible Formalin fixation? So, if we store specimens in Formalin after diagnosis....all them friggin defined/optimised conditions are OUT of the window? NB: why refrigerate Formalin? It will do the same thing but, slower. Stickthem tissues into 30% Sucrose? Well, nobody knows anything rigorous re actuality of Formalin fixation. Still...;-) Empirically, Carl _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
