Hi Kathy,

Not sure whether you are talking about large pieces of cadaver heart or
small heart transplant biopsies?  For the small biopsies we use a 2.5 hr
biopsy processing run which does not harden the tissue and make it brittle
as an overnight run would. 

Mickie

Michael L Johnson, BS, HTL(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Department of Pathology
Sacred Heart Medical Center
W. 101 8th Avenue
Spokane, WA 99220

johnsom@shmc.org


-----Original Message-----
From: kwalters [mailto:kwalters@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu]
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 8:00 AM
To: histo
Subject: heart tissue processing


Dear learned ones,

I have been having less than perfect heart tissue blocks, I ALWAYS have to 
soak. Have done several processing protocols several different animals.  Any

thoughts?

TIA,
Kathy

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