Hi,
Thank you all for response to my question "section on overfixed
paraffin tissue". I really appreciate.
Have a nice day,
Ann
On Mon Dec 10 18:36:09 EST 2007, Mickie Johnson
wrote:
> HI Ann,
>
> This sounds to me a little like over-processed tissue, meaning
> over
> dehydrated and over cleared. Animal tissue especially is
> sensitive to
> becoming brittle. Under infiltration could be a problem, but
> check
> dehydration and clearing times. Good Luck
>
> Mickie
>
> Mickie Johnson, B.S., HTL(ASCP)
> Mohs Histology Consulting Services, LLC
> & Mohs Lab Staffing
> 2507 S. Manito Blvd.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> FU,DONGTAO
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:18 AM
> To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] section on overfixed paraffin tissue
>
> Hi, all
>
> One of our histotechnician met a big problem on sectioning
> overfixed human and mouse pancreas. The tissues were overfixed in
> 4%NBF for several weeks before our PI gave to us for paraffin
> embedding and section. The histotechnician could not get intact
> pieces of the tissues because the sections started to break when
> they attach to the water(42-45C) in the waterbath. Does anyone
> have any experiences on sectioning overfixed tissues? Any
> suggestions?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ann Dongtao Fu MD, Ph.D
> Lab Manager
> Molecular Pathology Core
> Dept. of Pathology
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