We just bought into the Benchmark and Nex-Es systems.
We are putting the barcodes on the IHC and special stain slides right before
or right after we cut them.  So far it is working out for us.
Good luck!!
Deb
----- Original Message -----
From: "clarke.ian" 
To: "histonet" 
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re - Ventana Labels


> Hi again,
> I am looking to see if anyone out there is putting the ventana barcode
> labels on their slides at the time the sections are cut.I can probably see
a
> problem in the antigen retrevial if the heat would affect them but cannot
> see if the same would apply to the ones which require digestion.I don't
> think that the STW process would have deleterious affect if the xylene was
> kept just below the attached label.
> Thanks in advance
> Ian Clarke
> Craigavon Area Hospital
> Northern Ireland
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