Cut slides stored at room temp seem to last quite a long time for routine stains, however, cut slides do demonstrate a loss of antigenicity for IHC staining, depending on the antibody.
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 ph: 215-938-3689 fax: 215-938-3874 Today's Topics: 1. retaining cut slides to keep or not to keep (Rachel M Gonzalez) Message: 1 Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2016 13:15:13 -0400 From: Rachel M Gonzalez <rac...@gbi-inc.com> Hi everyone, I work in a research lab and have a number of slides that have been cut by the previous person in this position. Several slides are over one year. I would like to know what is the standard practice for keeping cut slides? I have used them and they stain just fine but the question was brought up in a lab meeting. How long can you keep unbaked slides? Room temperature/4C How long can you keep baked slides? Room temperature/4C Thanks Rachel Gonzalez PhD _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
