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<DIV><SPAN class=171235020-03122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Patsy,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=171235020-03122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>We
routinely use Reveal and Borg, both from Biocare Medical, with great success
in a B&D steamer, 20 minutes, followed by 2 rinses in hot buffer, and
20 minute cool down. Very rarely use pressure cooker, and don't use micrwave at
all.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=171235020-03122003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Ronnie</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>Ronnie Houston</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>Regional Histology Operations Manager</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>Bon Secours HealthPartners
Laboratories</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>5801 Bremo
Road</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>Richmond, VA 23226</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>(804) 287 7972</FONT> <BR><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=1>ronnie_houston@bshsi.com</FONT></EM>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Patsy Ruegg
[mailto:pruegg@colobio.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 03, 2003 1:19
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Jackie.O'Connor@abbott.com; Pat Flannery<BR><B>Cc:</B>
Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Histonet]
Citrate Buffer pH<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Has
anybody tried the AR reagents that deparaffinzed such as BioCare Decloaker in
a steamer in place of the pressure cooker?<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>PC is too harsh for some of my stuff
but I like using these retrieval/deparaffination
reagents.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu]<B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of
</SPAN></B>Jackie.O'Connor@abbott.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Tuesday, December 02, 2003 2:50
PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Pat
Flannery<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B>
Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu;
histonet-admin@lists.utsouthwestern.edu<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Histonet] Citrate Buffer
pH</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I've been using a
product from Biocare, a Universal Decloaker (6.0 citrate buffer) , which
deparaffinizes during HIER in their pressure cooker (Decloaking Chamber) -
they are a very Trekkie oriented company. It works great - saves a bunch
o' steps. You might try contacting them for the specifics. I don't
think about the nature of these things if they work - I just follow along
blindly . . . . . . . . .sometimes.</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR><BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=black
size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Jacqueline M.
O'Connor HT(ASCP)<BR>Abbott Laboratories<BR>Global Pharmaceutical Research and
Development<BR>Discovery Chemotheraputics<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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To:
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Subject: [Histonet]
Citrate Buffer pH</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black><SPAN
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face="Courier New" color=black size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Courier New'">I have a
procedure for deparaffinizing (their word, not mine) tissue <BR>sections in
order to do immunostaining using the Vector MOM kit. It <BR>calls for
heating the section (briefly) in a microwave in 0.1M Citrate <BR>Buffer.
The procedure does not specify the pH of the buffer, just to
<BR>make it by mixing 0.1M NaCitrate and 0.1M citric acid. Does this
sound <BR>familiar to anyone out there?<BR><BR>-- <BR><BR>-Patrick J. (Pat)
Flannery<BR>Division of Nephrology (that's kidneys to you)<BR>Box 3014 (that's
NOT "PO" just "Box")<BR>Duke University Medical Center<BR>Durham, NC
27710<BR>E-mail: pjfnefro@duke.edu (preferred)<BR>
FLANN002@MC.DUKE.EDU (also works)<BR>Voice:
(919)660-6863<BR>Fax:
(919)684-2929<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Histonet
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