Re: [Histonet] Wright Stain on paraffin sections

2014-01-24 Thread John Kiernan
For formaldehyde-fixed material the pH has to be lower than for methanol-fixed blood or marrow smears (for which pH6.8 is best). For your sections try pH 5.0 first. Go down in steps of 0.5 if too blue; up in steps of 0.5 if too red. The colour scheme is not a varied as with a blood film, but

[Histonet] Wright Stain on paraffin sections

2014-01-23 Thread Berger, Rebecca
Hi all, I am trying to look at eosinophils and neutrophils in FFPE muscle sections. Does anyone have experience with the Wright stain or a Wright staining kit on these types of sections? Or possibly a suggestion for a different protocol to visualize these cells? Thanks! Becky

Re: [Histonet] Wright Stain on paraffin sections

2014-01-23 Thread Rene J Buesa
, 2014 3:18 PM Subject: [Histonet] Wright Stain on paraffin sections Hi all, I am trying to look at eosinophils and neutrophils in FFPE muscle sections. Does anyone have experience with the Wright stain or a Wright staining kit on these types of sections? Or possibly a suggestion for a different