[Nhcoll-l] HistoChoice

[John E Simmons]

Dirk,
I have attached an MSDS for Histoclear, which claims it is composed of
sodium chloride, glyoxal (a dialdehyde, OCHCHO), and ethanol. I would check
the pH before using it on molluscs.

--John

John E. Simmons
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and
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Penn State University
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and
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School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
and
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Juniata College
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On Tue, Feb 9, 2016 at 4:06 AM, Dirk Neumann <dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> is there anyone who has experiences with HistoChoice, an alternative
> fixative that is supposed to be formaldehyde and alcohol free ? Are
> there any recommendations to use this as fixative for molluscs
> (replacing traditional formalin fixation), or should HistoChoice only be
> used for semi-thin sections ?
>
>
> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.amresco-2Dinc.com_HC-2DTISSUE-2DFIXATIVE-2DMB-2DH120.cmsx&d=AwIDaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=QPyJcOLRFFlPECbd3HTUqgDDRy4w3ixb8CULXe9UWzA&s=hAEFxDvO8bS08TGqILlZpiTs-HK8G8PPGJP6fbfzj4k&e=
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> Any ideas or suggestions would be welcome, thanks !
>
> Dirk
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