Re: [Histonet] elastic fiber stain in dermis of skin

2011-12-07 Thread Rene J Buesa
Use the van Gieson stain. Just make sure that ALL the reagents are fresh (specially the iron hematoxylin). Try ARTERY as a (+) control. René J. --- On Wed, 12/7/11, Kalleberg, Kristopher wrote: From: Kalleberg, Kristopher Subject: [Histonet] elastic fiber stain in dermis of skin To

[Histonet] elastic fiber stain in dermis of skin

2011-12-07 Thread Kalleberg, Kristopher
I am currently running a study to determine the increase in elastin in the dermis of skin due to certain treatments applied to skin. These samples will be FFPE after the study concludes. Does anyone have suggestions on which type of elastin stain works best for FFPE skin samples? Are there any c