Friday night flow special - Reply

Karen Henell (henellk@ohsu.edu)
Wed, 15 May 1996 16:47:06 -0700

Maryalice Stetler-Stevenson wrote: "...Does anyone know if B-cells are lost
with time in paraformaldehyde?"

Maryalice: I've noted no significant decrement of B cell proportions in
paraformaldehyde-fixed leukocyte suspensions from normal peripheral blood,
lymph nodes, or spleen reacquired 3-5 days post initial staining and
acquisition. But I have noted a disproportionate number of stat tests
ordered on Friday afternoons. -Karen

Karen Henell
Oregon Health Sciences University
Portland, Oregon USA
henellk@ohsu.edu