Dear Dave Smith,

We use here to types of Cargille oils:

Type DF - Used for high resolution microscopy (its just a bit fluorescent)
Type FF - Used for regular microscopy (they claim to be almost without
fluorescence)

I realy didn't test lots of oils but we are happy with this ones

Best Regards,
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Instituto Gulbenkian da Ciência
Unidade de Imagiologia Celular

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-----Original Message-----
From: Confocal Microscopy List
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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:26 PM
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Subject: immersion oil?


Hello,

It's has become necessary for me to change the immersion oil we are using
for our confocals. I wonder what types of oil people are using - is Cargill
Type DF adequate or is there too much autofluoresence?

thanks
Dave Smith
Harvard University Imaging Center