John,

It's a trade secret.  You better believe that I signed on the dotted line not 
to reveal such stuff.  It's too bad.  But then again, secret info and patents 
are what enables a high-tech company to stay in business.  I agree with Gayle, 
however.  It's too spendy.  I objected to the pricing when the product was 
introduced, but alas, I was only the "Bleach Queen" (yes, that was my moniker), 
and allowed only to rule over certain realms.

Karen
 


Date:          Wed, 7 Apr 1999 11:35:39 -0400 (EDT)
From:          "J. A. Kiernan" <jkiernan@julian.uwo.ca>
To:            "Karen D. Larison" <LARISONK@UONEURO.uoregon.edu>
Cc:            uvsgc@msu.oscs.montana.edu, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject:       ProLong (was Re: GFP/mounting media)

On Tue, 6 Apr 1999, Karen D. Larison wrote:

> That's the beauty of ProLong -- it really doesn't quench the 
> fluorescence of FITC much at all, while still providing good anti-fade 
> properties.  This is a product I developed when I worked at Molecular Probes, 
> so I'm familiar with it's attributes.

    Sounds like good stuff!
    Are you free to tell us what it really is,
    or is that a trade secret?

 John A. Kiernan,
 Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology,
 The University of Western Ontario,
 LONDON,  Canada  N6A 5C1