[Histonet] Bone!

[Rittman, Barry R]

Lets face it there is no really ideal medium for long term storage.
However this depends on what techniques you want to carry out later and when.
I agree that 10% NBF is a good fixative for bone, I would definitely not advise leaving it in this fixative for extended periods of time.
The reason is that formalin continues cross linking.
This means that many stains and immunohistochemistry may no longer be possible depending on the amount of time left in fixative.
Also Kemlo is correct in that temporary formalin bonds can be broken by extended washing in watre. This only applies to the weak temporary bonds and not to the more stable bonds. The longer the fixing the greater the number of stable bonds.
I would recommend having a mixture of 70% ethanol plus glycerin up to 10-20%.  The glycerin will prevent any drying out of the solution over extended periods of tim.
Barry


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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Kemlo Rogerson [Kemlo.Rogerson <@t> waht.swest.nhs.uk]
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2009 2:24 AM
To: Robert Edward Pogue
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Bone!

Probably of all the fixatives 10% neutral buffered formalin is least
likely to overfix and I've left tissues in it for years. Formalin, as
you know, is one of those fixatives that you can wash out. There are
preservatives, rather than fixatives, you could try but I don't have
experience of those; my best advise is formalin but make sure that it is
neutral and buffered. I think the effects of pH would be more damaging
than the relatively 'soft' formalin fixation.



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[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Edward Pogue
Sent: 21 May 2009 16:33
To: Kemlo Rogerson
Cc: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Bone!

Thanks Kemlo...

I thought of that, but was worried about over-fixation,- what do you
think?

Redward.


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In 10% neutral buffered formalin?



Kemlo Rogerson
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-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Robert
Edward Pogue
Sent: 21 May 2009 14:47
To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Bone!

Friends,

Can someone recommend to me how to store bones (juvenile rat femur) that
I have fixed and decalcified, but am not yet ready to cut (they're for
vibratome, so not embedded).

Thanks!

Redward.

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