Jerry,
They are available through VWR on page 804 of the 2000/2001 catalog. The
price for the whole rack and containers is $207. They are handy, but only
come with one slide rack, more are nice.
Mary Georger
University of Rochester

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> From: 	Jerry Chi-Yuan Hu
> Sent: 	Wednesday, June 13, 2001 1:53 PM
> To: 	Jerry Chi-Yuan Hu
> Cc: 	HistoNet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: 	tissue Tek II stainer jars
> 
> 
> Hello Everyone,
> 
> On a visit to a histology lab I found these plastic upright staining jars
> (so the slides stain with the labels out of the fluid) that I have not
> been able to find anywhere else.  These jars are held in place by a rack,
> and the entire assembly looks like it was part of an autostainer.  I asked
> the technician about where they got it, but he said that the set-up has
> been there forever.   It says "Tissue Teck II" on it, but I still can not
> find it...
> 
> If anyone uses the a similar assembly and can tell me where to order it I
> would greatly appreciate this.  Thank you.
> 
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> Jerry Hu
> Musculoskeletal Bioengineering Laboratory
> Rice University
> Department of Bioengineering - MS 142
> P.O. Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892
> Tel: (713) 348-6393
> Fax: (713) 348-5877
> email: ragnarok@rice.edu
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