We use the Silver kit from Sigma.   It uses periodic acid as the oxidizer.
Hazel

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Connie McManus [SMTP:conmac@cc.usu.edu]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:59 AM
> To:	Johnson, Teri; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: GMS help
> 
> Teri,
> Do you prepare your own reagents in-house, or do you buy themcommercially?
> If commercially, who do you get your kit from?  
> 
> I continue to use the 4% chromic acid in my GMS. I have not heardof using
> Periodic acid as an oxidser for GMS, but I think I'll try it side by side
> the usual sometime to compare the two.  I'm curious to see if there are
> any
> differences.
> 
> Connie McManus 
> 
> At 08:41 AM 1/16/02 -0600, Johnson, Teri wrote:
> >        I have no cited literature on this, only a technique provided  by
> >another Histology laboratory that was using it.     Teri Johnson 
> >Manager Histology Core Facility 
> >Stowers Institute for Medical Research 
> >1000 E. 50th St. 
> >  64110 
> >tjj@stowers-institute.org     -----Original Message-----
> >From: Noreen Gilman    [mailto:Ngilman@nbhd.org]
> >Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 9:53    AM
> >To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> >Subject: GMS    help
> >
> >    and I had never heard    of this. They are going to fax me a copy,
> but
> >I thought I'd get some feedback    from you guys first.   TIA
> >Noreen       Noreen S. Gilman, HT (ASCP) CLS
> >Supervisor Histopathology
> >Broward    General Medical Center
> >Ft. Lauderdale, FL 3316
> >954-355-5592    Phone
> >954-355-4139 Fax
> >ngilman@nbhd.org
> > 
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