Sally Ann Drew-MT(ASCP)
Univ. of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics
IHC/ISH Laboratory
600 Highland Ave. VAH-DM223
Madison, WI 53792-2472
608-265-6596
sa.drew@hosp.wisc.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: KC Rosburg [mailto:krosburg@email.arizona.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 9:21 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Locating Heart Attacks and Percent Damage

Greetings fellow Histonetters

 

I have a investagator that is looking for the best way to locate a infarct in a mouse heart, a trichrome was suggested but does any one know of another way to detect infarcts.  I.E. what to look for in the sample or best stain.  It is more difficult since the hearts are only kept alive for 12 hours after the infarct, which is too early for a collagen type stain.  There is alot of hearts and to have to stain them twice seems to be alot of work that might be able to be avoided

 

Thanks
Kris