Soak them in Ammonium Hydroxide for a couple of minutes.  The concentration
depends on how much you can stand it.  I prefer to use it strait out of the
bottle.  Hope this helps.

Juan C. Gutierrez, HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Christus Santa Rosa Healthcare
(210)704-2533
Juan_Gutierrez@srhc.iwhs.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Anita Westbrook [mailto:awestbr@sehosp.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 1:40 PM
To: histonet
Subject: Bloody specimens


Does anyone have any "tricks of the trade" when it comes to cutting good
sections from bloody specimens?
 
I would appreciate your suggestions.
 
Anita Westbrook


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