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<DIV><SPAN class=739542420-01102003><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Noreen,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=739542420-01102003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>We use a
Toluidine Blue stain which is very popular with our pathologists, although
seldom used.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=739542420-01102003><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff>Reference: Churukian, C.J., B.A. & Schenk, E.A., M.D.:
"A Toluidine Blue Method of Demonstrating Mast Cells", <U>Journal of
Histotechnology</U>, 4:2,pp 85-86, June 1981.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#800000 size=2>Greg Luck</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#808080 size=2>Anatomic Pathology Supervisor</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#800000 size=2>Deaconess Medical Center</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
color=#808080 size=2>800 W. 5th Ave</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#800000
size=2>Spokane, WA 99204</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#808080
size=2>509.473.7077</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#800000
size=2>luckg@empirehealth.org</FONT> </P></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Noreen Gilman
[mailto:Ngilman@nbhd.org]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 01, 2003 12:00
PM<BR><B>To:</B> histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Histonet] mast cells<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Can anyone recommend a stain for mast cells? The one we do just doesn't
seem to be working as well as we'd like it to.</DIV>
<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>noreen</DIV>
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<DIV>Noreen Gilman, BS, HT (ASCP) QIHC<BR>Histopathology Supervisor<BR>Broward
General Medical Center<BR>Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316<BR>954.355.4358
Phone<BR>954.355.4139 Fax<BR>954.387.0213 Pager</DIV>
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