RE: [Histonet] IHC after EDTA decalcifying

2013-08-17 Thread pruegg
Colleen, The antigen expression you are getting in the human tonsil may not be expressed in the mouse femur, plus u have to make sure the ab u are using cross reacts with mouse tissue, if it is anti human it may or may not react in mouse, the ab data sheet should indicate species reactivity. The

RE: [Histonet] IHC after EDTA decalcifying

2013-08-16 Thread Houston, Ronald
Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of koelli...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 10:17 PM To: Colleen Forster Cc: Histonet Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC after EDTA decalcifying Could I ask exactly

RE: [Histonet] IHC after EDTA decalcifying

2013-08-15 Thread Bea DeBrosse-Serra
Hi Colleen, We use ChelatorCal from BBC Biochemical, which contains EDTA. It is very gentle and retains antigenicity for IHC stain. We really like it. Bea Beatrice DeBrosse-Serra HT(ASCP)QIHC Isis Pharmaceuticals Antisense Drug Discovery 2855 Gazelle Ct. Carlsbad, CA 92010 760-603-2371

Re: [Histonet] IHC after EDTA decalcifying

2013-08-15 Thread koellingr
Could I ask exactly what you are looking for in mouse femur and human tonsil  the tonsil  I assume is a control?  For what?  Whatever you are looking for is obviously in human tonsil.  Are you positive it is in murine femur.  I used to stain for 15-20 targets in EDTA decaled mouse femurs but