[Histonet] Hair Bulbs

[Joe Nocito]

Bill,
 can you shoot pathologists down under?

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Sinai" <bills <@t> icpmr.wsahs.nsw.gov.au>
To: "histonet (E-mail)" <histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:37 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Hair Bulbs


>
> Joe,
>
> Our Microbiological/Fungal experts look at scrapings from hairs, skin, 
> nails
> etc.  It is almost impossible to orientate hairs to get cuts at full 
> length.
> Many years ago I tried and nearly went insane,  and these were in intact
> skin.  I achieved about one in two hundred success and even then was only
> able to get about 5-6 serial sections from each hair.
>
>
> Bill Sinai
> Laboratory Manager
> Tissue Pathology, ICPMR
> Westmead NSW 2145
> Australia
> Ph 02 9845 7774
>
>
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