Re: [Histonet] Use of ammonia water

2010-12-28 Thread Victoria Baker
Hi Sharon, I use a 1.5% solution for bone marrow cases and bloody tissue. It does also work well for GI. I've never had an issue with it affecting any of my IHC. An alternative though (when I can't get my hands on ammonium hydroxide) is to put these blocks in warm water (I'm careful about the wa

RE: [Histonet] Use of ammonia water

2010-12-28 Thread Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)
I use it on particularly difficult blocks and have seen no ill effects. Jeanine Bartlett Infectious Diseases Pathology Branch (404) 639-3590 jeanine.bartl...@cdc.hhs.gov -Original Message- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu