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) |