Hi,
    Have you tried placing the coverslipped slide in a tightly sealed
coplin jar
in an oven (about 60 degrees). The heat should accelerate the rate of
dissolving
of the resin.
    By the way let the jar cool before you open it and do so under a hood. Just
as some do with formaldehyde. :-) haha
Amos Brooks

kunihiro uryu wrote:

> Does any one know how to uncoverslip in a relatively quick way from slide
> mountained by permanent mounting medium?  We use Cytoseal 60 from Stephens
> Scientific as mounting medium.  Normally when I need I keep the slide glass
> to be un-coverslipped.  It could take a few days to a week or more depending
> how hard it is.  If anyone knows a quick method for uncoverslipping and
> share with me, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Hiro
> CNDR
> U of Penn
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rooks

kunihiro uryu wrote:

> Does any one know how to uncoverslip in a relatively quick way from slide
> mountained by permanent mounting medium?  We use Cytoseal 60 from Stephens
> Scientific as mounting medium.  Normally when I need I keep the slide glass
> to be un-coverslipped.  It could take a few days to a week or more depending
> how hard it is.  If anyone knows a quick method for uncoverslipping and
> share with me, I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Hiro
> CNDR
> U of Penn
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com