>From: Gervaip@aol.com
>Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 22:58:15 EDT
>Subject: Re: Zinc Formalin
>To: jm36@st-andrews.ac.uk, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>
>Jill, we have been using zinc formalin for years now.  It is wonderful for
>the immunos in that it gave us consistency in staining, especially the
>difficult ones, such as ER and PR.  We have also replaced our B-5 with the
>zinc formalin.  All our bone marrows and lymph nodes are fixed in it.  We
>have it in all our specimen jars and in both processors.  The zinc formalin
>can rust metal lids on specimen jars and formalin pigments are present in the
>sections.  It has not hurt the processor since we do a hot water flush often.
> We get concentrated zinc formalin from Anatech.
>Hope this helps,    pearl
>