I've tried several commercial Schiff's and I'd like to second the vote for 
the Newcomer Supply Schiff's. Haven't tried the StatLab solution but I may 
have to check into that one.
Andi Grantham




At 01:47 PM 8/2/2004 -0500, Joe Nocito wrote:
>Carolyn,
>         In my experience, homemade always is far better than any commercially
>prepared solution. At least you know how long the solution has been sitting
>around and what's in it. We use Anapath's Schiff's from StatLab Medical
>products 1-800-442-3573. In my opinion (and you know how everyone feels
>about opinions) this is the closest to homemade that I saw. Once again, the
>views of this author do not reflect the views of the employer.
>
>Joe Nocito, BS, HT(ASCP) QIHC
>Histology Manager
>Pathology Reference Lab
>San Antonio, TX
>
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>-----Original Message-----
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>Carolyn A
>Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 1:13 PM
>To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu'
>Subject: [Histonet] PAS
>
>I am comparing our  made in-home Schiffs stain with the commercially made
>Schiffs.  Ours is clearly more vibrant then the Richard-Allen Schiffs. Is
>there another brand that anyone is using that has good quality especially on
>bone marrows? Also is there anything that can be added to the commerically
>bought Schiffs that would make it more vibrant. Thanks
>
>Carolyn A. Leger
>Pathology Department
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