Re: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum

2009-03-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
Just exactly that! René J. --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Emily Sours wrote: From: Emily Sours Subject: Re: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 10:41 AM What exactly does non-immune goat serum mean? The goat hasn't

Re: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum

2009-03-12 Thread Greg Dobbin
Hi Emily, Normal as opposed to immune serum. If a goat outside of a "Specific Pathogen Free (SPF)" facility were to actually have no Ab's it would be far from normal! I'm picturing the Boy in a Bubble episode on Seinfeld- only substitute one kid for another!! LOL (or groan if you prefer). Enjoy the

Re: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum

2009-03-12 Thread Emily Sours
What exactly does non-immune goat serum mean? The goat hasn't been exposed to any specific antigen, therefore it's normal? Emily -- prometheus, thief of light, giver of light, bound by the gods, must have been a book. -mark danielewski, house of leaves

Re: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum

2009-03-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
Yest, it is. René J. --- On Thu, 3/12/09, Eva Permaul wrote: From: Eva Permaul Subject: [Histonet] silly question about goat serum To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:22 AM Good morning, I have a question that is probably very silly but I just don't wa

[Histonet] silly question about goat serum

2009-03-12 Thread Eva Permaul
Good morning, I have a question that is probably very silly but I just don't want to make any mistakes with the experiment I am suppose to do. I am used to the protein blocking being called normal goat serum (10%). The kit I am about to use says their's is 10% goat non-immune serum. Is this the

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2008-12-14 Thread John Kiernan
atomy, UWO London, Canada = = = - Original Message - From: Susan Bachus Date: Friday, December 12, 2008 20:33 Subject: Re: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly! To: rjbu...@yahoo.com, Pat Flannery , histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu, "Weems, Joyce" > I tr

Re: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-13 Thread Rene J Buesa
Check it out, YES formaldehyde fixation is reversible and that is the basis for HIER. René J. --- On Sat, 12/13/08, tf wrote: From: tf Subject: Re: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? To: "rjbuesa" , "pruegg" , "Merced Leiker" Cc: "'histonet@lists.utsout

Re: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-13 Thread tf
No. Once the tisse was fixed, u can never get it fresh again. 2008-12-13 tf 发件人: Rene J Buesa 发送时间: 2008-12-13 05:23:06 收件人: pruegg; Merced Leiker 抄送: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'; 'Pat Flannery' 主题: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? Just two things a

Re: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly!

2008-12-12 Thread Susan Bachus
I am trying again with a URL for this paper: http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/reprint/13/4/1337 Susan - Original Message - From: "Rene J Buesa" To: "Pat Flannery" ; ; "Weems, Joyce" Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:58 PM Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-12 Thread Rene J Buesa
ge even by placing them in distilled water instead of HIER (although it will take much more time). René J. --- On Fri, 12/12/08, Merced Leiker wrote: From: Merced Leiker Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? To: pru...@ihctech.net Cc: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" ,

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-12 Thread Merced Leiker
ng because the sample was not adequately fixed. there i will get off my Friday soap box.. Happy Holidays to all! Patsy Original Message Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? From: Merced Leiker Date: Fri, December 12, 2008 8:12 am To: "Edwards, R.E.&q

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-12 Thread pruegg
processing because the sample was = not adequately fixed. there i will get off my Friday soap box.. Happy Holidays to all! Patsy Original Message Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly= Question? From: Merced Leiker Date: Fri, = December

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-12 Thread Merced Leiker
tonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Pat Flannery Sent: 11 December 2008 16:59 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Silly Question? Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to everyone but me): why do we use p

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-12 Thread Edwards, R.E.
r 2008 16:59 To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Silly Question? Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to everyone but me): why do we use paraformaldehyde (which is so inconvenient to make up) rather than buffered formalin or just diluted formaldehyde itself? It se

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly!

2008-12-11 Thread Tony Henwood
ame = methanal or formaldehyde.René > J. > > --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Weems, Joyce wrote: > > > From: Weems, Joyce > Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly! > To: "Pat Flannery" , > histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > Date: Thursday, Dece

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Tony Henwood
estern.edu] On Behalf Of Pat Flannery Sent: Friday, 12 December 2008 4:22 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? Thank you, Jeanine, Joyce, and Linda. The tissues I'm cutting are just for H&E staining and light microscopy; they won't

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Tony Henwood
at Flannery Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Silly Question? Hi Pat, Paraformaldehyde does not contain any additives and is considered more "pure" than formaldehyde which often contains methanol which in some cases is undesirable depending on the type of assay

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Tony Henwood
t@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Silly Question? Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to everyone but me): why do we use paraformaldehyde (which is so inconvenient to make up) rather than buffered formalin or just diluted formaldehyde itself? It seems that around here, some fo

Re: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Hi Pat: The differences are largely in the minds of the investigators. Confusion comes from inexact nomenclature. One part of formaldehyde (37-40%) plus 9 parts of buffer makes formalin or 10% formalin which is about 4% formaldehyde. Yes, the 37-40% formaldehyde you buy has some methanol a

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly!

2008-12-11 Thread Merced Leiker
, Joyce Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly! To: "Pat Flannery" , histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 12:12 PM I was just going to post a question regarding paraformaldhyde myself! Just last week I believe I remember someone sa

Re: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Rene J Buesa
me and sometimes the whole issue boils down to personal preferences. René J. --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Pat Flannery wrote: From: Pat Flannery Subject: [Histonet] Silly Question? To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 11:58 AM Please humor me on this if it's ob

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly!

2008-12-11 Thread Rene J Buesa
: From: Weems, Joyce Subject: RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly! To: "Pat Flannery" , histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 12:12 PM I was just going to post a question regarding paraformaldhyde myself! Just last week I believe I remember some

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Pat Flannery
Thank you, Jeanine, Joyce, and Linda. The tissues I'm cutting are just for H&E staining and light microscopy; they won't be used for Immunostaining, antigen retrieval, or anything too fancy. I don't see what difference it would make, but of course I'll put them in whatever people ask for.

RE: [Histonet] Silly Question? - Need help quickly!

2008-12-11 Thread Weems, Joyce
7831 - Fax -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pat Flannery Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:59 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Silly Question? Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to everyone but me):

Re: [Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Linda M Watson
Hi Pat, Paraformaldehyde does not contain any additives and is considered more "pure" than formaldehyde which often contains methanol which in some cases is undesirable depending on the type of assay being conducted. Linda Pat Flannery wrote: Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to ever

[Histonet] Silly Question?

2008-12-11 Thread Pat Flannery
Please humor me on this if it's obvious (to everyone but me): why do we use paraformaldehyde (which is so inconvenient to make up) rather than buffered formalin or just diluted formaldehyde itself? It seems that around here, some folks prefer paraformaldehyde (either 2% or 4%) and others u