[Histonet] Staining frozen sections without fixation

[Tony Henwood]

Sonya,

Air-drying frozen sections is a form of fixation. Acetone is a poor
fixative. It probably has some action by dehydrating tissues. It may
also aid in the removal of fat and other hydrophobic cellular
components, thus aiding access of hydrophilic antibodies.

I would not leave sections to air-dry so long, 30 mins would suffice and
I would not bother fixing after the IPX procedure. Morphology will not
change.

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Martin
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Sent: Wednesday, 7 February 2007 3:46 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] Staining frozen sections without fixation


 
 
Hi All,
 
I'm trying to get an aPDCA-1 antibody to work on frozen mouse spleen
sections. The antibody is normally used for FACS however the company
says that it works for immunhistochemistry. They recommend staining
before fixation. Usually I cut frozen sections, dry overnight (room
temp) and fix in acetone (10min at room temp) before putting the
sections in PBS and continuing with staining procedure.
 
If I stain before fixation;
 
Will the sections survive?
When should I fix - after primary, secondary etc?
What should I fix with?
 
Any help greatly appreciated.
 
Sonya
 
 


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