We do the Pearls method also.Fix slides in Methanol for 5 mins let air dry a
few mins.We use microwave tech also..After mixing for Pearls..nuke 20 sec at
70 %.Check control..than nfr for 5 mins
----- Original Message -----
From: "Aidan Schurr" 
To: 
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 7:23 PM
Subject: Bone Marrow Smears - Perl's


> Gidday all.
>
> We do Perl's Prussian Blue stains on Bone Marrow smears for Haematology.
Just wondering if anyone else out there does this also, and if so, what (if
anything) you fix the smears in before staining.
>
> Cheers,
> Aidan
>
>
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>
> aidan schurr  b.m.l.sc
> section head, histology
> hutt valley district health board
> lower hutt
> new zealand
>
> aidan.schurr@hvh.co.nz
> ++64 4 570 9173 (direct)
> ++64 4 570 9214 (fax)
>
>