Not when I don't want to risk absolute alcohol fumes fixing my murine
frozens sections, very unfriendly to my CD antigens.  I prefer the hot
breathe method. 

At 04:49 PM 12/3/01 -0700, you wrote:
>I have this problem when it gets really dry here in the desert. I've tried 
>the dryer sheets but the breathing technique that others suggest works 
>about the best. Also - a Leica rep told me to put a container of absolute 
>alcohol in the cryostat and that would help. I don't know but I could swear 
>that it does help. You might try it.
>Andi
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