[Histonet] Formalin fixation of cells for paraffin embedding?

[Margaret Blount]

Another cheap alternative is cigarette papers. Just leave out the contents!

Margaret

Margaret Blount
Chief Technician
Clinical Biochemistry
University of Cambridge
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 2QR 

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Blank
Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:55 PM
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Subject: RE: [Histonet] Formalin fixation of cells for paraffin
embedding?


At 8:52 AM -0500 5/21/04, Marsha Linville wrote:
>Wrap the pellet in lens paper,and put it in a cassette to fix and process
>with your tissues.

We use those papers the hairdressers use when curling hair. Much 
cheaper than lens paper.

Bill
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Bill Blank, MD
Heartland Lab, Inc

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