At the University of Chicago Hospitals we routinely use umbilical cord 
     and find it works great.
     
     Kathy Hicks
     Chief Histotechnologist


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Subject: Re: Alcian Blue-PAS 
Author:  Geoff McAuliffe <mcauliff@UMDNJ.EDU>  at interlink
Date:    9/9/99 1:52 PM


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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