As a latecomer to frozen sectioning etc.  I was wondering about the rationale
for the cork discs.  I have received frozen samples from Europe for a
collaborative study and I wondered about the rationale for mounting samples on
cork discs.   It seems to me that cork doesnt conduct heat very well as opposed
to metal.  Does this affect the preservation of the samples?  
Thanks you,

Cora

 At 01:07 PM 1/8/01 +0000, you wrote: 
>
> Ian, 
>
> RA Lamb for cork discs. 
>
> Mark 
>
> ************************** 
> Mark Hammond 
> Laboratory Manager 
> Pathology Central Services 
> University of Cambridge 
> 01223 333905 
> mjh80@cam.ac.uk 
> ************************** 
>
> "Dr. Ian Montgomery." wrote: 
>>
>>         A question for UK Histologists. 
>>         After many years I'm running out of cork discs for cryostat
specimens
>> and unfortunately I can't remember who supplied them. Please, anyone using
>> cork discs, where did you buy them. 
>> Ian. 
>>   
>>
>> Dr. Ian Montgomery, 
>> West Medical Building, 
>> University of Glasgow, 
>> Glasgow, 
>> G12 8QQ. 
>> Tel: 0141 339 8855.  Extn:6602. 
>> Fax: 0141 330 2923 
>> e-mail: ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk
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