[Histonet] processing v-e-r-y tiny samples

[Peter Carroll]

i use those tiny mesh inserts for small biopsies, or in a pinch, i just 
wrap the tissue in a square of lint-free lens-cleaning paper...

Andrea Grantham wrote:
> Good Morning!
> In keeping with the weirdness of the projects I get in this lab today 
> my question is about processing mosquito GI tracts.
> I have a processing schedule - that is not the problem. I'm wondering 
> if anybody out in histoland has a suggestion for what kind of cassette 
> to use. I was thinking of the histoscreen cassette because these GI 
> tracts are so thin (I think thinner than a hair)and I don't want to 
> wrap them or use sponges because I'm afraid that I'll loose them or 
> crush them.
> Any ideas?
>
> Andi
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