[Histonet] VIR question - finfish tags

[McCollough, Carol]

Greetings Histonetters:

We have had a request from a researcher at Woods Hole for embedding and sectioning of monkfish that have been tagged.  The investigator is interested in the interface between the living tissue and the tag. I believe that these are Floy-type spaghetti tags, which are flexible soft plastic, maybe latex.  I have no experience with sectioning non-biological materials.  We do 99.999% paraffin here, but do have the capability to do methacrylates and resins.  Suggestions?

Regards -
Carol
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Carol B. McCollough, HT/HTL(ASCP)
Aquatic Animal Research Pathologist
Oyster Disease Research Project
Fisheries Service
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Cooperative Oxford Laboratory
904 S. Morris Street
Oxford, Maryland 21654
410-226-5193 x124