RE: Eye microtomy

From:"Demirs, John T."

Yes, TEM but not very often any more.

John T. Demirs B. A. HTL (ASCP)
Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Photopathology Dept. Edward 214
15 Fruit St.
Boston Ma 02114
617-726-6984 phone
617-726-1206 fax

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ephram Shizgal [SMTP:shizgal@delongamerica.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 12, 2003 1:39 PM
> To:	Demirs, John T.
> Subject:	RE: Eye microtomy
> 
> John-
> 
> In your photopathology lab is EM done on biopsies?
> 
> Ephram
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Demirs, John T. [mailto:DEMIRS@HELIX.MGH.HARVARD.EDU] 
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 12:04 PM
> To: Histo Net (E-mail)
> Subject: Eye microtomy
> 
> 
> I have read that when sectioning eyes for histology that you first place the
> ribbon onto a cold water bath then onto a warm water bath. This is not done
> for any other tissue type.  
> 
> Why then is it done for Eyes, and is it necessary? 
> 
> Can you go directly to the warm water bath with out adverse effects.
> 
> jdemirs@partners.org
> jdemirs@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
> 
> 
> John T. Demirs B. A. HTL (ASCP)
> Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine
> Massachusetts General Hospital
> Photopathology Dept. Edward 214
> 15 Fruit St.
> Boston Ma 02114
> 617-726-6984 phone
> 617-726-1206 fax
> 
> 
> 



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