FROZEN TISSUE STORAGE
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| From: | Ian Montgomery <ian.montgomery@bio.gla.ac.uk> (by way of histonet) |
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>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:01:08 -0600
>From: Sally Prouty <ProutyS@physiology.uiowa.edu>
>Subject: FROZEN TISSUE STORAGE
>To: "'histonet'" <IMCEAMS-histonet_HI_hist@physiology.uiowa.edu>
>
> Is it okay to store frozen tissue samples at -20 instead of -70 for a
>couple of weeks.?
>
>Sally Prouty, HTL
>
Sally,
Suppose it depends on the specimen and if it's carefully wrapped. Me, I
wouldn't do it, two weeks at -20 and the tissues will be well on the way to
being freeze dried. Plus those nasty wee ice crystals will be happily growing.
Ian.
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