Re: RE: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain

2009-05-16 Thread TF
: 2009-05-17 01:19:09 收件人: ti...@foxmail.com; 'Geoff McAuliffe' 抄送: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 主题: RE: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain U would be better off freezing the brain unfixed than trying to fix in alcohol and freeze it, alcohol fixation is not recom

RE: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain

2009-05-16 Thread Patsy Ruegg
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain thanks to the reply. some antigens will be damaged by PFA fixation and can not be retreieval. the shock frozen section with acetone is of quite bad tissue quality. therefore I am trying alcohol! 2009-05-16 TF 发件人

Re: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain

2009-05-15 Thread TF
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 主题: Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain Greetings TF: Good luck freezing a brain that is full of alcohol! Have you checked the freezing point of alcohol? Why are you doing this? Immersing a whole brain in 70% alcohol, why?? 30% sucrose is a cryoprotectant so the

Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain

2009-05-15 Thread APRIL SHOWERS
> Good luck freezing a brain that is full of alcohol! Have you checked the freezing point of alcohol? > Why are you doing this? I think that moire often than not, people ask before they think ;-) On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Geoff McAuliffe wrote: > Greetings TF: > > Good luck freezing a

Re: [Histonet] 70% alcohol fixation of brain

2009-05-15 Thread Geoff McAuliffe
Greetings TF: Good luck freezing a brain that is full of alcohol! Have you checked the freezing point of alcohol? Why are you doing this? Immersing a whole brain in 70% alcohol, why?? 30% sucrose is a cryoprotectant so the brain is not full of holes from ice crystals.Alcohol defeats this purpo