Dear David,
Shandon make the Cadenza automated immunostainer.  If you want a cheap half
automated system look at the Sequenza.  We use the slide racks and
coverplates and feed the antibodies and rinses in manually.
http://www.shandon.com/prod/equip/cadenza.htm
Best wishes

Elaine Levy


At 07:14 28/03/00 +0200, you wrote:
>>Dear members,
>>I know, this has no direct link with confocal microscopy but we are
>looking for a slide stainer that can be used to automate the process of
>staining tissue slices before looking under the microscope and I don't know
>where to find this. 
>>Has anyone got such a machine?
>>>Thank you very much.
>>>David
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