jennifer,
decal chemical makes formic acid decal solutions, i use the one they call
IMMUNOCAL which is 5% formic acid
patsy ruegg

-----Original Message-----
From: HOOVER_JENNIFER@LILLY.COM [mailto:HOOVER_JENNIFER@LILLY.COM]
Sent: Monday, May 14, 2001 1:53 PM
To: HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Formic Acid!



                Hello Histonetters!  I promise, no more questions concerning
Elmer's Glue!:-)  My next quandry.......what kind of formic acid do you use
for bone decalcification?  I have looked in the Sigma catalog and there are
many to choose from. Also is the final pH a concern or do you just prepare a
5% solution?  I did consult my histology books but there isn't too much
detail.  Thank you for any suggestions! 


Jennifer Hoover 
Eli Lilly and Company