RE: [Histonet] fibrin

2008-11-18 Thread Bernice Frederick
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 4:39 PM To: Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] fibrin The Fraser-Lendrum in the AFIP manual demonstrates fibrin

RE: [Histonet] Fibrin stain

2008-11-17 Thread Lee & Peggy Wenk
You can oxidize it with potassium permanganate. It can use used immediately (maybe a half hour of mixing), but works better if allowed to set overnight. It will remain good for about a year. In the School, I like to make up a batch, and have the students oxidize part of it with the potassium perma

Re: [Histonet] Fibrin stain

2008-11-17 Thread Gayle Callis
Carol, You may want to reconsider using PTAH for fibrin as the fixative of choice is Zenkers or after formalin fixation, a Zenkers postfixation/mordanting, a mercury fixative. I don't think you will want to mess with mercury disposal. One can speed up ripening time of PTAH by adding potassiu

Re: [Histonet] fibrin

2008-11-13 Thread Piero Nelva
, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 5:39 AM Subject: Re: [Histonet] fibrin Try the Martius scarlet blue (MSB) or PTAH. On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Happy Th

Re: [Histonet] fibrin

2008-11-13 Thread renafail
The Fraser-Lendrum in the AFIP manual demonstrates fibrin Rena Fail -- Original message from "Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -- > Happy Thursday everyone! > > I would like to know what special stain is be

Re: [Histonet] fibrin

2008-11-13 Thread Histonet Alias
Try the Martius scarlet blue (MSB) or PTAH. On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Bartlett, Jeanine (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Happy Thursday everyone! > > I would like to know what special stain is being used for fibrin > demonstration. > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > Je