Diana,
sorry, we come from the old school.  We fix our smears in methanol also.

Joe Nocito, B.S., HT(ASCP)QIHC
Histology Supervisor
Christus Santa Rosa Hospitals
San Antonio, Texas 


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Goodwin, Diana [SMTP:DGoodwin@CHSNJ.org]
> Sent:	Monday, March 20, 2000 10:35 AM
> To:	'Histonet'
> Subject:	Fixation of BM smears for Wright/ Giemsa
> 
> Good Morning, Histonet!   Happy Spring 2000!
> 
> Our lab has always been accustomed to fixing bone marrow smears in
> methanol prior to staining for Fe and with Wright -Giemsa.  
> 
> We now have a new director who advocates air-drying only.
> 
> I have been unable to find a reference for this subject, so I defer to
> the think-tank at Histonet.   
> 
> Any takers?
> 
> 
> Diana Goodwin,  HT
> Trenton,  NJ
>  
> 
>