[Histonet] Words, phrases and names in histotechnology. A free glossary.

[Colleen Forster]

Yes! Your expertise is such a valuable resource..

C

On Wednesday, February 13, 2019, Bob Richmond <rsrichmond at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're welcome!
>
> I sat down and read through most of it as soon as I saw it. So glad John
> Kiernan's back!
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 8:48 PM Colleen Forster <cforster at umn.edu> wrote:
>
>> THis looks likje a great resource...I will take time to look it over.
>>
>> Thank you for all your valuable mentorship over the years....
>>
>> Respectfully,
>>
>> Colleen Forster
>> U of MN
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:35 PM Bob Richmond via Histonet <
>> histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> John Kiernan, certainly glad to see you back on HistoNet! - At 80 I've
>>> finally retired.
>>>
>>> This Biological Stain Commission glossary is a really useful resource I
>>> wish we'd had long ago. A lot of information in it difficult to get
>>> elsewhere. I'll link it on Facebook and on Sermo.
>>>
>>> Two suggestions: BSC should post it in PDF form, since a lot of people
>>> will
>>> probably want to print it out. And somebody should go through it and put
>>> the umlauts and accent marks on all those European names!
>>>
>>> Bob Richmond
>>> Samurai Pathologist
>>> Maryville TN
>>> *********************************************
>>>
>>> > Hello histonetters. I'm a HistoNet old-timer, back again after a few
>>> years
>>> > away. It's good to see that a few names are still around from the
>>> 1990s.
>>> >
>>> > Here is something new that may interest all of us. I send it as a news
>>> > item; a change from the usual initial question that initiates a
>>> Histonet
>>> > topic.
>>> >
>>> > A freely accessible online glossary of words, phrases and eponyms used
>>> in
>>> > histotechnology, histochemistry and immunostaining was published by the
>>> > Biological Stain Commission (BSC) at the end of December 2018.  It
>>> includes
>>> > about 600 entries; it is to be revised and expanded from time to time.
>>> (A
>>> > minor revision was uploaded on 19th January 2019.)
>>> >
>>> > Notable features are extensive crosslinks between the entries, and
>>> > explanations of terminology related to chemical and physical mechanisms
>>> > involved in the methods. There are also definitions and explanations
>>> > relating to all the stains (dyes) certified by the BSC.
>>> >
>>> > The BSC glossary is readable on screens of all sizes (including mobile
>>> > phones), and navigation among links is extremely rapid.
>>> >
>>> > Check it out directly at
>>> > https://biologicalstaincommission.org/bscglossary.html. Alternatively,
>>> > see it in the broader context of the BSC:  http://biostain.com.
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>> > John Kiernan
>>> >
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Colleen Forster HT(ASCP)QIHC
>> BLS Histology and IHC Laboratory
>> B173 PWB      612-626-1930
>>
>> *If submitting histology request please also forward to Lori Holm at
>> holml at umn.edu <holml at umn.edu>*
>>
>>
>>

-- 
Colleen Forster HT(ASCP)QIHC
BLS Histology and IHC Laboratory
B173 PWB      612-626-1930

*If submitting histology request please also forward to Lori Holm at
holml at umn.edu <holml at umn.edu>*