How long were they in the 37%?? I agree rinse well I would use PBS and give
it a shot! Let me know.
Cynthia Favara
Rocky Mountain Laboratories
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Hamilton, MT 59840
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> From: 	Joachim Siegmund[SMTP:jsiegmu@ibm.net]
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 08, 1998 3:06 PM
> To: 	Marykay Olson
> Cc: 	HistoNet@Pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Formalin
>
>
>
> Marykay Olson wrote:
>
> > To All:
> >   One of the grad students accidentally put rabbit spleens in 37%
> Formaldehyde instead of 10% NBF. Are they ruined ? What happens to them?
> Is it still possible to process them for paraffin embedding? Any thoughts
> would be greatly appreciated.
> >      Thanks much.
> >          Mary Kay Olson
> >          CBN and Anatomy
> >           Loyola Univ. Medical Center
> >           Chicago,Il.
> >            molson2@luc.edu
> >
>
> Yips, Mary  ... Rinse well and try ! :-)
>
> Joachim
>
> Joachim Siegmund
> BTA
> Hamburg/Germany
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