RE: Mercury substitutes

<< Previous Message | Next Message >>
From:"Abrahamson, Brian" <babraham@MACNEAL.COM>
To:'Histo Net' <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Reply-To:
Content-Type:text/plain

We have replaced our Mercury based B5 with a Zinc Based B5 sold by Newcomer
(I am not sure if anyone else sells this product) with very good results.
The procedure is the same as with regular B5 and there is no Mercury pigment
removal needed.(an extra bonus)  All of the IHC and routine procedures show
very good staining results. 

Brian Abrahamson
Genesis Clinical Lab
Berwyn IL USA

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	MacDonald, Jennifer [SMTP:jmacdonald@sach.org]
	Sent:	Wednesday, February 16, 2000 3:30 PM
	To:	'histonet@pathology.swmed'
	Subject:	Mercury substitutes

	Has anybody found a comparable fixative to B5 for bone marrows and
lymph
	nodes?  I would like to replace our B5 with something less hazardous
and
	less expensive to dispose of.  Our pathologists are very fond of B5.
Thank
	you.

	Jennifer MacDonald
	San Antonio Community Hospital
	Upland, CA  91786
	(909) 985-2811 ext. 4148
	jmacdonald@sach.org

	



<< Previous Message | Next Message >>