[Histonet] I have reviewed Re: Nair to soften nails & Re: Tough Toenails in the archives. Ron Slyter recommend

[LORALEE GEHAN]

   All  we  do  is  put the nail in a blob of nair for at least 24 hours.
   Then process as usual.  After processing you can trim the block at bit
   and  then  ice it really well.  It cuts beautifully.  We get them on a
   weekly  basis  and  also  do special stains on them as well.   I think
   that it is cheaper than Calcium Hydroxide.   Hope that helps.

   Loralee Gehan, HTL

   Histology Supervisor

   Mid-Atlantic Pathology Services, Inc.
   >From: Karen Wittler <kwittle <@t> jhmi.edu>
   >To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
   >Subject:  [Histonet]  I  have reviewed Re: Nair to soften nails & Re:
   Tough Toenails in the archives. Ron Slyter recommend
   >Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 15:24:49 -0400
   >
   >  I  have  reviewed  Re: Nair to soften nails & Re: Tough Toenails in
   the
   >archives. Ron Slyter recommended using Calcium Hydroxide, the active
   >ingredient  in  "Nair"  to  soften  nails.  Is  there  a procedure, a
   dilution
   >?
   >
   >     Su,  Phy-Huynh  recommended  using  3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane
   coated
   >slides  to  aid in keeping toenail sections on the slide. As I do not
   have
   >a Histochemical Journal 1986 : 18 , I would appreciate some help with
   >recommendations,  or a proceedure. We silanized our slides many years
   ago
   >but I do not remember how we made our solution.
   >
   >   We are prepared to search through archived proceedure manuals, but
   >perhaps input from others will provide more information than our old
   >proceedures. Any help will be well appreciated.
   >
   >   Thank you,
   >
   >Karen Wittler, HT(ASCP)
   >Johns Hopkins Hospital
   >Baltimore, MD
   >
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