Re: [Histonet] wavy mid myocardium

2008-11-04 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Hi Betsy: Wow, a real histology posting! If it is any comfort I have had the same problem with mouse heart after Zenker's fix (I wanted nice intercalated disks). I think the solution is to use NBF. Geoff Molinari, Betsy wrote: Hi, I processed some mouse hearts that were in Z-Fix for 24

[Histonet] wavy mid myocardium

2008-11-04 Thread Molinari, Betsy
Hi, I processed some mouse hearts that were in Z-Fix for 24 hrs. then put in 70% for anywhere from 24-48hrs. They were processed on a short run. The epicardium looks good but the mid myocardium is wavy. 15 min 80% 15 min 95 x 2 15 min 100% x 2 15 min Xylenes x2 10 min paraffin x 4 Any sugg