Re: [Histonet] Detection systems for IHC's

2020-12-22 Thread Joe Myers via Histonet
Charles: Since the literature for BioGenex’s detection reagents for their Xmatrx Infinity system (XvisTM) indicates use of an ‘enhancing’ reagent prior to application of the (tertiary) antibody/polymer/enzyme reagent, such a detection system would be defined as a ‘two-step’ method. In

[Histonet] Paraffin Preference

2020-12-22 Thread Bacon, Charles via Histonet
Hi Paula, I have worked in a couple different labs and in one lab we used Paraplast Plus. Because of the DMSO, tissue infiltration is superb with that paraffin. Unfortunately DMSO is not good for stainless steel so when we had to replace our processor (now with a stainless retort) we also had

[Histonet] Paraffin Preference

2020-12-22 Thread Paula via Histonet
Hi everyone..good morning. I have samples of Fisher Scientific..or maybe it's Richard-Allan's paraffin. It's called Histoplast PE. We use Leica's Paraplast Plus currently and I would like to know if anyone can share their preference and if you can offer any comments about the differences