Re: Shipping ethanol fixed cells
Rafael Nunez (rafaeln@vetvir.unizh.ch)
Wed, 5 Nov 1997 09:45:42 +0100
We sent cells in flask from Zurich to Insbruck, Milan, and even
Manchester-UK without any special care and for regular airmail. After two
days trip at room temperature, the cells arrive ok and everbody was happy
and we save a lot of money. Then your system should work too.
Please do not tell Fedexp and similars because they will have few
customers and we do not need the cells before 8:30. Regards
Rafael
>Dear all
>
>Can you offer any advice?
>
>A colleague in Spain wants to perform cell cycle analysis on cultured animal
>cells for him. We fix with 70% ethanol at -20 degrees C then store at
>-20 degrees C until analysis. We find that this works well and propose
>that he
>does the same.
>
>The question is; should everything work OK if he sends the fixed samples to
>us in the UK by normal means at ambient temperature (preferred method)? or
>should he send the fixed cells on dry ice or water ice (preferably not;
>trouble and expense)? We expect transit to take no more than 2 or 3 days.
>
>Any alternative suggestions would also be appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>DR Lloyd
>University of Birmingham
>England
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