[Histonet] Re: question about coating blocks with paraffin forstorage

[Rittman, Barry R]

It is not only insects but also the possibility of various fungi invading the tissue.
Barry

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:37 PM
To: Robert Richmond; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re: question about coating blocks with paraffin forstorage

But I did in Cuba, and there were also "FFPE" tissue eating cockroaches (although perhaps not now, they probably have died of lack of food!).
  René J.

Robert Richmond <RSRICHMOND <@t> aol.com> wrote:
  The late great R.D. Lillie, who spent his later years at LSU, pointed
out that in the warm wet climate of Louisiana if you didn't seal your
paraffin blocks the cockroaches would eat the tissue out of them. I've
never seen this, but I've never practiced in Louisiana either.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN

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