Judy,
	I took a vet histology course at NSH in NM and this was covered.
Still have my notes and will dig them out if necessary. Let me know.

Cynthia Favara
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
903 S 4th Street
Hamilton, MT 59840
ph: 406-363-9317
FAX: 406-363-9286
e-mail: cfavara@nih.gov


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> From: 	Judy Trogadis[SMTP:judy@playfair.utoronto.ca]
> Sent: 	Friday, January 15, 1999 12:40 PM
> To: 	HistoNet@Pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	lens histology
>
> Dear Histoexperts:
>
> We are planning to do immunostaining on human eye lens tissue. Is there
> any
> special fixation protocol that would prevent the lens from becoming too
> brittle and difficult to section? I have also heard that the sections can
>
> detach from slides easily. Is any substrate optimal to prevent this?
> I can already tell that the technical components of this project will be
> tough to work out, however, from past experience, I also know that this
> group has the answer to everything.
>
> Hopefully,
> judy
>
>
> Judy Trogadis
> Eye Research Institute and
> University of Toronto
> Toronto Hospital, Western Div.
> 399 Bathurst  St.
> Toronto, Canada M5T 2S8
>
> phone: 416-603-5088
> Fax:   416-603-5126
> email: judy@playfair.utoronto.ca
>
>
>