Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-26 Thread Alexandra Meinl
Hello, I'm glad that you already solved the problem your way. I didn't read your first post, but we had exactly the same problem (and we're also using cover plates). This artifact is very likely caused by tiny air bubbles which are trapped under the cover plate. The crucial step is when you drip

RE: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-26 Thread Hoekert, W.E.J.
n: do 25-2-2010 16:42 Aan: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; histonet.nos...@vneubert.com Onderwerp: Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides To me it seems that the sections after being picked from the water bath were not completely drained and the dewaxing proces

Re: [Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-25 Thread Rene J Buesa
etely with water but the detergent will mix with the water and will better remove the paraffin.René J.   --- On Thu, 2/25/10, histonet.nos...@vneubert.com wrote: From: histonet.nos...@vneubert.com Subject:>[Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

[Histonet] [ SOLVED ][ Histonet ] Strange circles in IHC slides

2010-02-25 Thread histonet . nospam
stonet.nos...@vneubert.com To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: 02.04.2009 18:12:18 Subject: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides [...]> http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8513/ts0402162049.jpg > http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6514/ts0402162104.jpg [...]> > So, has ever anyone experience

Re: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-03 Thread Kim Merriam
eppendorf repeat-pipettor (set at 2-mls) for my washes (again, with buffer + detergent).  Kim Merriam, MA, HT(ASCP)QIHC Cambridge, MA From: V. Neubert To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 12:12:18 PM Subject: [Histonet] Strange circles

Re: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread Anthony Reilly
Hi Looking at the images this appears to be the prozone effect which is caused by the primary antibody concentration being too high and has been well reported in both immunohistochemistry, immunology and serology articles. Do a google serch for prozone phenomenon and you will find an explanat

RE: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread V. Neubert
It looks like bubble trapped between the slide and coverplate. Are you using sufficient surfactant? That can help, but any of the "cap gap" methodologies lend themselves to this problem. Rinse your slides very thoroughly in buffer with plenty of surfactant before loading them on the instrument

Re: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread V. Neubert
Those appear in all 14 slides I stained - I doubt to have made the same mistake of leaving bubbles fourteen times when mounting them. That my friend is the result of a air bubble on the section. If it had been unremoved xylene the hematoxylin would have been absent as well. I have seen some

RE: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread Sebree Linda A
boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of V. Neubert Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 11:12 AM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides Hello, I really have some real links to real pictures of real relevanc

Re: [Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread Greg Dobbin
Hi V. That my friend is the result of a air bubble on the section. If it had been unremoved xylene the hematoxylin would have been absent as well. Cheers. Greg Greg Dobbin, R.T. Chief Technologist, Anatomic Pathology Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 6600 Charlotteto

[Histonet] Strange circles in IHC slides

2009-04-02 Thread V. Neubert
Hello, I really have some real links to real pictures of real relevance of the real histonet list. Really promised. http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8513/ts0402162049.jpg http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6514/ts0402162104.jpg So, has ever anyone experienced sth. like this? My conjugate contro