10% NBF for TEM fixation?
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| From: | Carla_Aiwohi@usgs.gov (Carla Aiwohi) (by way of Marvin Hanna) |
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Happy New Year everyone-
Recently we received whole #003#zebrafish mistakenly fixed in 10% NBF. We are
interested in examining muscle with TEM and usually fix tissues in modified
Karnovsky's then post-fix in 1% osmium tetroxide. Would it be better to post-
fix directly from NBF or should I re-fix (?) in Karnovsky's and carry on as
usual? Also, why isn't 10% NBF suggested as a primary fixative for EM?
Thanks for your help-
Carla Aiwohi
Western Fisheries Research Center
Seattle, WA
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