On Thu, 2 Aug 2001, jay cheung wrote:

> My name is Jay and I am quite new to the area of histology.  I just 
> processed some rat tissues and I found that some of the tissues were really 
> dry.  I used a Fisher Histomatic Tissue Processor Model 166A for tissue 
> processing.  I wonder what are the common possible causes for the dry 
> specimens!  Also I would really appreciate it if someone can be so kind to 
> provide me a protocol for tissue fixation, processing and infiltration 
> procedures that work for the automatic processors.  Thank you so muc