Re: Storage of frozen sections

From:sebres

The foil-seal strategy wouldn't work for our purposes because we have to
select slides from individual boxes, keeping frozen of course, to constitute
a cohort of slides for a study.  But I've also heard of placing the slides
into formalin (for fixation at time of experiment) in the freezer, i.e.
without thawing them first--might that also accomplish the same end?  Thanks
for any advice!   Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patsy Ruegg" 
To: ; 
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Storage of frozen sections


> I cut frozen sections and let them airdry at least one hour and preferible
> overnight before wrapping them individually in foil, I just take a long
> piece of foil and roll the slides one over the other to seal them, I
usually
> put them in groups of 10 or so, so I only have to take out a group rather
> that the whole batch when ready to stain.  Then I place them in a zip lock
> bag with some dessicant in the bottom.  They are stored at -70 until
needed.
> To remove the slides for staining, I carry a zip lock bag or plastic food
> storage container with a sealed lid which has a good layer of dessicant in
> the bottom to the -70 and working quickly in the freezer I remove one foil
> sealed group of slides and quickly place it in the transport container,
> reseal both and let the removed slides sit sealed with dessicant at RT for
a
> min. of 30 minutes, usually 1 hour.  Now when I remove the slides sitting
at
> RT they are RT and dry.  They would then be ready to fix and stain.
> Patsy
>
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> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Gayle Callis 
> To: Patsy Ruegg , histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: RE: Storage of frozen sections
> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2002 10:37:20 -0700
>
> Patsy and Chris,
>
> Could you elaborate on how these sections are stored, in slide boxes (what
> kind?) sealed, zip lock baggies, etc? With dessicant in containers???  How
> long do you air dry before storage, and how long do you let them air dry
> before opening a container to prevent water condensation?? and before
> actual fixation.
>
> This would be helpful and I know there is additional information in
> Histonet Archives - was discussed a few years ago -
>
>
> Gayle Callis
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