[Histonet] carnoys fluid

2010-11-24 Thread
Dear Histonetters, We do IHC on pap stained cyto smears. The results do not always behave accordingly on the smears that have been exposed to Carnoys. Does anybody know whether Carnoys Fluid affects IHC on cytology smears? I have seen papers that suggest improved IHC after Carnoys but maybe

RE: [Histonet] carnoys fluid

2010-11-24 Thread IRENA SREBOTNIK KIRBIS
I would recommend methanol or ethanol for fixation, smears itself can be culprit of inconsistent staining Irena To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu From: heather.mcl...@webmail.co.za Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 19:42:51 +0200 Subject: [Histonet] carnoys fluid Dear Histonetters, We do IHC