[Histonet] Elephant Tissues

[P Sicurello]

Jennifer,

I have worked on mouse, rat, rabbit, sea lion, harbor seal, killer whale,
giraffe, and even human mummy tissues.  With the exception of the mummy
tissue being a bit dry, they all embedded and cut like human tissue.

What is it that is making them hard to cut?

Sincerely,

Paula Sicurello, HTL (ASCP)CM

Histotechnology Specialist

UC San Diego Health

200 Arbor Drive

San Diego, CA 92103

(P): 619-543-2872



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On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 10:38 AM Jennifer Phinney via Histonet <
histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Hello Histonetters,
> Does anyone have experience processing and cutting elephant tissues?  Any
> tips, tricks, or advice?  My lab has had some elephant cases recently and
> the tissues are unexpectedly (to us) difficult to cut.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Jennifer Phinney QIHC
> Kansas State University
> Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
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