Dick:

I came across a procedure a while back that stated that even when using a
Zenker's substitute to "de-Zenkerize" with their procedure.  I do not
remember what it was but I do remember thinking that it was odd!

Jeanine Bartlett, HT(ASCP)
Centers for Disease Control
1600 Clifton Rd. NE
Mailstop G-32
Atlanta, GA  30333
jbartlett@cdc.gov 


-----Original Message-----
From: ANATECH LTD [mailto:email@anatechltdusa.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 8:57 AM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Zenkers


Fixatives substituting zinc for mercury do not need to be treated 
with iodine and thiosulfate.  "De-Zenkerizing" removes mercurous 
chloride particles, so fixatives without mercury can avoid this 
process.

Dick

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