FW: Subject: Re: [Histonet] Storage of Frozen Tissues

2012-02-22 Thread Sharon Allen
Hi, We freeze & store muscle bx's & brain tissue at -70°C since the neuro lab was started (around 1980). We started using cryogenic containers after we found that over time the tissue would dry out with any other type of storage & we have tried them all. Hope this helps, Sharon Allen Senio

Re: [Histonet] Storage of Frozen Tissues

2012-02-22 Thread Rene J Buesa
universal precautions were taken. René J. --- On Wed, 2/22/12, Dennis Hahn wrote: From: Dennis Hahn Subject: [Histonet] Storage of Frozen Tissues To: "'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'" Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 7:20 AM How does everyone store tissues that are at

[Histonet] Storage of Frozen Tissues

2012-02-22 Thread Dennis Hahn
How does everyone store tissues that are at -20 or -80? Currently we wrap the tissue well in foil and place in a labeled cassette. If shipped out, we double bag as required. Recently, a concern has been raised about the cassettes being a safety issue due to the fact that the tissue could be expo