Anita,
I routinely dry/melt slides in a mw for IHC with no adverse effects.  I do
not have a drying oven so this or a slide warmer is how they are melted in
my lab.
Patsy

-----Original Message-----
From: anita dudley [mailto:azdudley@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 7:06 PM
To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: H pylor


we have just switched over from doing diff quick to immuno on all gastric
bxs.  it has worked our better for our pathologists, it is more sensitive
and we feel that there were some missed with the other stain.

also we have been inspected by JCAHO and had to move everything but cleaning
stuff from under our sinks.

one question for everone, has anybody done immunos after drying in the
microwave, I have a tech that cuts immunos, dries them in the microwave and
the stain looks good.  has anyone had any expierence with doing immunos this
way.  I always thought you could not dry they in the microwave, it would
damage the antigens? thanks for the help.

people going to the region 111 meeting have a great time!!!!!

anita dudley
providence hosp.
mobile alabama

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