The below services are offered to outside users by the Forsyth Histology Core. Please request more detailed information or a quote for your project at histology@forsyth.org.
Services by Core Staff |
Advanced technical training including project design, antibody selection, staining methodology selection (antigen specific), staining protocols, etc |
Sample Embedding by Core Staff |
Paraffin embedding by Core (incl. materials) n=5 or more samples |
Paraffin embedding by Core (incl. materials) n=1-5 samples |
Paraffin re-embed by Core (incl. materials) |
OCT embed by Core (incl. materials) |
Hydrogel embedding (Xclarity) |
Sample Sectioning by Core Staff |
Sectioning Soft tissue 5-10 sections (no orientation) |
Sectioning Soft tissue 5-10 sections (orientation required) |
Sectioning Soft tissue entire block (no orientation) |
Sectioning Soft tissue entire block (orientation required) |
Mineralized Tissue Sample Sectioning by Core Staff |
Sectioning Rat or mouse tibia, calvaria (5-10 sections) |
Sectioning Teeth (buccal-lingual orientation, entire block) |
Sectioning Spinal cords (5-10 sections) |
Sectioning Teeth (mesial-distal orientation, entire block) |
Staining by Core Staff |
H&E staining by Core Staff (on already mounted slides) |
Special stains, by Core Staff |
Immunohistochemistry by Core Staff |
Dissection & Specialty Services, by Core Staff |
Dissection (soft tissue only) |
tissue clearing (Xclarity) |