[Histonet] RE: Pro-Par

[Jennifer Campbell]

We do rotate our alcohols after eosin to minimize this problem. We recycle
our alcohol from there so there is a cost savings.

Every lab has their setup that works best for them while pleasing the
pathologist(s) too.

I love this forum because you can get informed opinions!

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:32 PM, Victor A. Tobias <vtobias <@t> uw.edu> wrote:

> In a previous job we used Pro-Par and recycled it too for many years. I
> don't know if I would label it a drawback, but I felt the dehydrating steps
> after eosin required changing more often then if using xylene. There were
> days when we would get the dreaded bleeding eosin. Keep your reagents fresh
> and you shouldn't have any problems. We were hand coverslipping back then.
>
> Victor
>
> Victor Tobias HT(ASCP)
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> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Thomas Jasper
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> Hi Folks,
>
>
>
> Just curious...anyone using Pro-Par care to share an opinion?  Have
> considered it off and on over the years and now wondering what folks
> think.  Also, anyone using it with tape coverslippers?  Maybe this has
> been asked and I wasn't keeping up with the thread.
>
>
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> Thanks,
>
> Tom Jasper
>
>
>
> Thomas Jasper HT (ASCP) BAS
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