[Histonet] skin sectioning

2009-04-02 Thread Lancaster, Winston C
Greetings, I have been cutting sections of whole bat genitalia embedded in JB-4. My intention is to study and photograph these sections in light microscopy. The quality of the sections is excellent except for one detail. The medium separates from the epidermis (but not any other tissue

[Histonet] skin JB-4

2009-04-02 Thread Lancaster, Winston C
Greetings, I have a project sectioning whole bat genital organs. The study, in part, involves measurement and so to avoid shrinkage I am using JB-4 and cutting with a glass knife. The tissue comes out very well except for one problem. The epidermis pulls away from the medium. I have