Re: [Histonet] citrisolve?

2008-10-09 Thread Rene J Buesa
] Subject: Re: [Histonet] citrisolve? To: Patten, Nicole (NIH/NIAAA) [F] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 5:37 PM I have used Citrisolve for serveral years. I don't think anything compares to Xylene, but I do think this comes very close. I

[Histonet] citrisolve?

2008-10-08 Thread Patten, Nicole (NIH/NIAAA) [F]
Does anyone have any experience using Citrisolve as a Xylene alternative to deparaffinize tissue sections? Do I use it just like Xylene for the same amount of time? Can it be reused or should I use new Citrisolve each time? How do I dispose of it? Any help at all would be much appreciated.

Re: [Histonet] citrisolve?

2008-10-08 Thread kbowden
I have used Citrisolve for serveral years. I don't think anything compares to Xylene, but I do think this comes very close. I change it about once a week. It pretty much deparaffinizes in the same amount of time. Disposal is dependent on the regulations in your area. When I started using