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<div>Recently scientists at our facility used a standard fixation/embedding protocol to process insulin-secreting cells in order to preserve the secretory granules (SGs) inside them. Even though most intracellular organelles and structures are pretty well preserved,
the preservation of the SG's was very poor and almost all granules were lost, leaving empty space filled with embedding resin. The SG's are known to have very tight membranes, which likely caused the problem. While different protocols are being tested, I am
writing to seek some advice from those who might have encountered similar technical issues, and are willing to share their solutions. If so, please email me at qxjiang@ufl.edu. Thanks in advance. </div>
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<div>Qiu-Xing</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(47, 84, 150);">Qiu-Xing Jiang, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Department Microbiology & Cell Science at UF IFAS </span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Electron Microscopy Faculty Director at UF ICBR</span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;">PO Box 110700 | 1355 Museum Drive, Rms 1298 or 1003, Gainesville, FL 32611-0700 USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.biotech.ufl.edu/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">Biotech.ufl.edu</a> | Tel: 352.846.0953| Fax: 352.392.5933 |E-mail: <a href="mailto:qxjiang@ufl.edu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114);">qxjiang@ufl.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-size: 11pt;"><b style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: rgb(31, 78, 121);"><img border="0" width="220" height="45" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:177CEC07-6758-4C0D-9153-30A2D3EA1141" alt="ICBR-color electron micrscopy" type="image/png"></span></b></p>
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