Umbilical cord works too

-----Original Message-----
From:	MacDonald, Jennifer [SMTP:jmacdonald@sach.org]
Sent:	Friday, September 10, 1999 10:55 AM
To:	mosborne@unmc.edu; 'Geoff McAuliffe'
Cc:	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject:	RE: Alcian Blue-PAS

We use appendix.

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> From: 	Geoff McAuliffe[SMTP:mcauliff@UMDNJ.EDU]
> Sent: 	Thursday, September 09, 1999 12:52 PM
> To: 	mosborne@UNMC.EDU
> Cc: 	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Alcian Blue-PAS
> 
> mosborne@UNMC.EDU wrote:
> 
> > I'm not able to lay my hands on a control list, which tissue to use for
> particular
> > stains.,
> >     would someone please out there in histoland tell me which tissue is
> best for alcian
> >     blue?  My mind is at a blank.  Thank you.  Marianne
> 
>     Mouse small intestine is nice, the goblet cells and brush border are
> strongly positive
> after formalin or formalin-alcohol fixation. Don't  know about human
> tissues though.
> 
> Geoff
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