[Histonet] plural fluid prep

[stephanie h]

Can you spin it down and make into blocks? Does it have to be fresh PF?

> On Dec 22, 2019, at 10:45 AM, Amos Brooks via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
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>> Hi Michelle,
>    Pleural fluid lasts a fairly long time if you don't centrifuge it and
> leave it in suspension. Of course it will last even longer if properly
> fixed. I have returned to a stored (unfixed) pleural fluid for
> retrospective testing up to a week later.
>     The longer you let it sit though, the more complications can occur
> like bacterial growth and further call division or death depending on
> what's going on in the fluid.
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> Amos Brooks
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>> Message: 7
>> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 10:51:40 -0700
>> From: Michelle Jamison <m.jamison at elitechgroup.com>
>> To: "histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu"
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>> Subject: [Histonet] plural fluid prep
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>> Hi All,
>> I work in a research lab where we are using plural fluid to proof a
>> method. Recently we have received some, and are unsure how long it will
>> be ok in the fridge, or if we should add some preservation fluid to it.
>> Can anyone advise please.
>> 
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