I have a note of Pick-Jores modification of Pulvertaft-Kaiserling's method
for preservation/clour restoration of museum specimens.  This involved
"Artificial Carlsbad Salts" and chloral hydrate.

A major side effect is that my mind has drifted back to 1973 when I learned
to polish perspex with metal polish. This is still an effective technique
for scratched, plastic watch faces!

Andy Shand

-----Original Message-----
From: J. A. Kiernan [mailto:jkiernan@uwo.ca]
Sent: 12 July 2002 05:52
To: Dave More
Cc: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: Jores fluid


This is a new one for me. What is or was Jores solution?

If it's used for "long-term storage of autopsy tissues"
it is probably a mixture of water with some cheap
antiseptic. A pathologist or a histopathology technician
should be able to tell you what's routinely used for
human material.

My experience with stored human material is limited to
brains and spinal cords, which I receive from pathologists
for research and teaching. These have usually been stored
for more than a year in neutral formaldehyde. 30% alcohol
prevents rotting.

I have taken the liberty of forwarding your question to
the Histonet Listserver. It will be seen by many, and
some will surely reply. 

You can search a veritable goldmine of expertise at 
www.histosearch.com
This includes some 6+ years of HistoNet and much
else too. It's up to you, of course, to evaluate
all that's there.  

-- 
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John A. Kiernan
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
The University of Western Ontario
London,   Canada   N6A 5C1
   kiernan@uwo.ca
   http://publish.uwo.ca/~jkiernan/

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Dave More wrote:
> 
> Hi, John, I was given your name by Cathie Cruckley at LHSC to ask about
what
> you use for long-term storage of autopsy tissues.  we have always used
Jores


> solution, but now VWR no longer supplies it and I'm finding that chloral
> hydrate, which is one of the constituents, is not available in Canada
> either, so we (so far) can't make it up ourselves.  What do you use?
Cheers
> and thanx in advance, Dave More manager pathology services Kingston
General
> Hospital.