[Histonet] Re: Processing animal fat

[Robert Richmond]

On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:36 AM, Sara Breeden <sbreeden <@t> nmda.nmsu.edu> asked:
>>How about a little time in 10% neutral buffered alcoholic formalin?  Say a couple hours or more?<<

Good for fat, but alcohol hardens skin - you really want thorough
formaldehyde fixation here. Remember it'll go through alcohols in the
processor.

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN