RE: [Histonet] OCT embedded frozen tissue for paraffin embedding

2012-01-24 Thread Sarah Dysart
Subject: Re: [Histonet] OCT embedded frozen tissue for paraffin embedding One of our investigators wants to take his frozen tissue (embedded in OCT) and now fix in formalin for paraffin embedding. I assume he needs to wash out the OCT (?phosphate buffer that formalin is prepared in) and then fix in 10

Re: [Histonet] OCT embedded frozen tissue for paraffin embedding

2012-01-24 Thread Sherwood, Margaret
One of our investigators wants to take his frozen tissue (embedded in OCT) and now fix in formalin for paraffin embedding. I assume he needs to wash out the OCT (?phosphate buffer that formalin is prepared in) and then fix in 10% formalin. I would appreciate feedback from the listers. Thanks! Pe