[Histonet] Karnovsky's

[Rene J Buesa]

Are you referring to a whole heart? If that is the case I think the fixation of the tissue will be very poor because Karnovsky's penetrate very slowly.
I do not think it will be worth the effort and materials to process this tissue.
René J.

From: "Molinari, Betsy" <BMolinari <@t> texasheart.org>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 1:32 PM
Subject: [Histonet] Karnovsky's


Hi,
I received a heart that was fixed in 2% Karnovsky’s. I was told it was initially kept under refrigeration but then stored at RT. I do not know how long  the heart has been stored at RT. By the look of the tissue I would say quite a while. Is this tissue compromised in any way? Should I remove it from the Karnovsky’s and store in in something else? This heart is to undergo paraffin processing.
Thanks for any input.
Betsy Molinari HT(ASCP)
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