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Subject: [Histonet] plastic to paraffin
Kenneth -
You can do this, but it won't be pretty - if you trim as much of the plastic
away as you can, you can etch
Kenneth -
You can do this, but it won't be pretty - if you trim as much of the plastic
away as you can, you can etch the resin away with sodium methoxide (or
ethoxide):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/357729
Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center
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From: Metzger, Kenneth via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:58 AM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Plastic to Paraffin
Hello All
Hello All,
Our EM lab melted a block meant for IHC staining and put it into plastic. Is
there any way to get the tissue back to paraffin?
I know it's a long shot but just wondering
Kenneth G Metzger HTL(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
ARUP Labs
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: (801)583-2787 ext.