Dana,
What do you mean that diluents are not miscible???  They are all aqueous
solutions of some sort - buffered, with a protein carrier, sodium azide and
some have a blocking agent.  The detection systems are all made in similar
solutions so how can any of these immiscible?

Penny


Penelope Marr
Immunohistochemist
S.E.A.L.S.
St George Hospital
Gray St
Kogarah  NSW  2218
Australia

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	DDittus787@aol.com [SMTP:DDittus787@aol.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, March 13, 2001 2:49 PM
> To:	Aidan.Schurr@hvh.co.nz; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Re: immunodiluent
> 
> Dear Aidan 
> Over a very long period of time I have found diluents that are not
> miscible , 
> so to speak with certain companies detections, however if you use their 
> diluent you get the expected result, so we use our 3 main suppliers of 
> antibodies diluents. 
>  
> 
>  Dana
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