Dear Mary,

Our cryostats will section Whole Mice, we have users in the UK, also our USA
distributor:-
Hacker Instruments Inc.
17 Sherwood Lane
Fairfield
New Jersey 07004
USA

Tel. (973) 226-8450 or 1-800-4-HACKER
Fax. (973) 808-8281
e-mail: HACKERLAB@AOL.COM

 will be able to furnish you with users in your country, who I am sure would
be able to supply all the information you require.

This application is usually carried out on our Cryostat model OT/FAS fitted
with a 50 X 70mm object holder which is well within the range for sectioning
whole mice, for larger animals or specimens we also manufacture a range on
cryosledge type cryostats that extend the size of specimen to a maximum of
400 X 250mm.
If you require any further information from me, please contact me @:-

Best Regards

Alan Bright

Bright Instrument Co.Ltd.
St Margarets Way
Huntingdon
PE18 6EB
England

Tel No:+44 (0)1480 454528
Fax No:+44 (0)1480 456031
Email: AlanBright@brightinstruments.com
Web Site: www.brightinstruments.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Vaughan, Mary <Mary.Vaughan@RoswellPark.org>
To: 'histonet' <HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: Monday, September 20, 1999 11:54
Subject: whole mouse sections


>Greetings Histonetters,
> Does anyone out there in Histoland have experience with
>sectioning of whole mice?[yes, the whole animal - undissected]  Can it
>be done?  What's involved?  Details please!  One of the investigators
>here is curious and so am I. I'll compile all of the info I receive and
>give a summary. Thanks.
>
>Best Regards,
>Mary Vaughan HT (ASCP)
>Roswell Park Cancer Institute
>Elm + Carlton Sts.   CDC-121
>Buffalo, NY 14263
>
>