Thank You much Bill!
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From: "McMeekin, Bill" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 5:01 AM
Subject: Alzheimers stains


> Melissa and Linda
>
> I have attached our protocols for both the methenamine silver method (for
> senile plaque amyloid/may stain neurofibrillary tangles if heavy
> impregnation but then precipitate often a problem) and our Gallyas method
> (for neurofibrillary tangles and the neuritic component of senile
> plaques/solution prep can be tricky but beautifully clean stain when
working
> well).
>
> Hope these are of use.  John Kiernans recent post is a useful reference,
as
> was the post giving the original Haga references.
>
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> Bill McMeekin
> Senior Chief Biomedical Scientist
> Neuropathology
> Newcastle General Hospital
> Phone: +44 191 256 3830
> Fax: +44 191 256 3196
> E-mail: bill.mcmeekin@nuth.northy.nhs.uk
>
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