Re: [Histonet] Sections washing off slides

2012-07-28 Thread Rene J Buesa
How old the sections are may give you some clue about if they were initially mounted on (+) slides or not. In any event, I would try to soften the mounting medium first with heat. Try to displace the coverslip with your finger when the mounting medium softens. It usually does. If not, use warm x

RE: [Histonet] Sections washing off slides

2012-07-27 Thread Mehlika Faire
Have you tried baking or placing your slide on a slide warmer for a few hrs or overnight prior to staining? That seems to help make the sections stick.I would do this step after transferring the section to a charged slide. -Mehlika > From: kst...@mcw.edu > To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu