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

[Andrea Grantham]

Jeff - This is not an early April Fools joke.

I don't want to wrap them so that they don't get really flattened out.

I'm thinking to put them in histogel or agar now to make the 
orientation easier when embedding. Good idea?

Andi




At 08:51 AM 3/19/2009, 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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: Andrea Grantham, HT(ASCP)     Dept. of Cell Biology & Anatomy     :
: Sr. Research Specialist       University of Arizona               :
: (office:  AHSC 4212)          P.O. Box 245044                     :
: (voice:  520-626-4415)        Tucson, AZ  85724-5044    USA       :
: (FAX:  520-626-2097)          (email:  algranth <@t> u.arizona.edu)       :
:...................................................................:
           http://www.cba.arizona.edu/histology-lab.html