[Histonet] curious about soaking paraffin blocks.

[Burton, Lynn]

I have left them on for an hour or a little more without noticing any problems. I do Chronic Wasting disease tests on deer brains. I don't notice that it effects them differently than tumors from other species.

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Anna K. Schultz
Sent: Wed 10/24/2007 10:05 AM
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Subject: [Histonet] curious about soaking paraffin blocks.



Greetings All,
  I remember reading on here/archives that paraffin blocks should not be
soaked or kept on ice for too long--what is the reasoning behind this? 
I am just plain curious and still fairly new to the field.  I often
leave blocks on for a long time and this seems to help or at least not hurt.

Thanks,
Anna
--
Anna K. Schultz
SDRC Core A Research Technician
Department of Dermatology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
Vanderbilt Clinic 15-211
630 West 168^th Street
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212) 305-4954

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