Re: [Histonet] plastic to paraffin

2016-05-11 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 1:34 PM To: kenneth.metz...@aruplab.com Cc: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 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

[Histonet] plastic to paraffin

2016-05-11 Thread Tamara Howard via Histonet
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

Re: [Histonet] Plastic to Paraffin

2016-05-11 Thread Morken, Timothy via Histonet
Studies Department of Pathology UC San Francisco Medical Center -Original Message- 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

[Histonet] Plastic to Paraffin

2016-05-11 Thread Metzger, Kenneth via Histonet
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.