Can anyone give input on how ER/PR procedures do with this product?
Thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Decalchem@aol.com [SMTP:Decalchem@aol.com]
> Sent:	Monday, March 08, 1999 9:32 AM
> To:	Tami.Lee@css.unc.edu; HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	Re:  troublesome tissues
> 
> 
> In a message dated 3/8/99 2:02:30 PM, Tami.Lee@css.unc.edu wrote:
> 
> <<Hi everyone,
> 	I am trying to fix, process, and section breast and uterine tissue.
> 
> Although the uterus was fixed
> in 10% NBF for several days, it still appeared to have areas that were
> poorly 
> fixed.  The processing
> schedules that I have been using are 12 hours long, and do not seem to be 
> effective, especially
> on the breast tissue.  Does anyone have any advice they wouldn't mind
> sharing?
> I have not been able
> to find anything in our laboratory's textbooks.
> Thanks in advance,
> Tami Lee>>
> 
> We manufacture a product called Dissect AidŽ which might be of help to
> you.
> Dissect Aid is a special fixative for fatty tissue. It turns lymph nodes
> white
> in the surrounding tissue mass making them simple to find. Since Dissect
> Aid
> fixes and dehydrates simultaneously, it will also firm up fatty tissue
> making
> it easier to handle. Paraffin infiltration is and complete and problem
> free.
> Routine H & E and special stains, including immunoperoxidase, work well
> with
> tissues fixed in Dissect Aid. 
> 
> Please feel free to call me at  1-800-428-5856 for a free sample.  Or, for
> more information about Dissect Aid from the internet, you can go to
> http://www.decal-bone.com. 
> 
> Cliff Berger
> President
> Decal Chemical Corp
> PO Box 236
> Congers, NY 10920
>