Hi,

We normally fix our mouse tissues for 24 hours in 10% NBF & run on a 6 hour 
processing schedule starting in 70% ethanol.

Rita Angel, HT (ASCP)
University of Cincinnati


>Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 11:41:38 -0500
>From: "Martin, Ronald" 
>Subject: mouse pancreas
>To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>
>Fellow techs,
>Do any of you have suggestions for formalin fixation time for mouse 
>pancreas? What about tissue processing schedules? I'm thinking of a 7 hour 
>processing schedule starting in 70 % alcohol. I don't want to over process 
>the tissue because I will be cutting serial sections almost through the block.
>Thanks in advance,
>Ron Martin, HTL (ASCP)
>Research Associate