[Histonet] from saline to formalin

[Cecilia Austin]

Hi Nancy,

I found this paper (unfortunately I don't have access to the full article) that may be of help; they looked at various time points for holding the tissue in saline before being fixed in formalin.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24822006

J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2014 Jun;13(2):148-51. doi: 10.1007/s12663-013-0473-z. Epub 2013 Jan 26.
Artefacts produced by normal saline when used as a holding solution for biopsy tissues in transit.
Sengupta S1, Prabhat K2, Gupta V2, Vij H2, Vij R2, Sharma V2.

Cheers,
Cecilia 

On Jun 26, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Nancy Schmitt <Nancy_Schmitt <@t> pa-ucl.com> wrote:

> Do you know where there might be a reference for….”How long can a specimen be in saline until it should be placed in formalin or other fixative?”
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> Thank you
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> Nancy Schmitt MLT, HT(ASCP)
> United Clinical Laboratories
> Dubuque, IA  52001
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