It is cheaper to buy this at your local Wal-Mart. It seams that if it has
anything to do with the medical field you will be charged more than double.
It is also better to use a vegetable steamer, it is easier on your tissue
and you get better results!!
Michelle Powell HT (ASCP)
-----Original Message-----
From: Cell Marque Corporation <cmcorp@cellmarque.com>
To: histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu <histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu>
Date: Monday, March 08, 1999 5:10 PM
Subject: Conventional Pressure Cooker


>Dear Histonetters:
>
>Cell Marque is planning to offer the presure cooker which Don Luke spoke of
>(just in case you have any difficulty in contacting the manufacturer
>directly.)  Our company is a huge proponent of conventional pressure
>cookers for pretreating tissue. They are consistent, easy to use, and will
>work the same way in your lab as they do in ours (contrast to most
>microwaves).  This last point is important because it allows us to
>recommend a specific protocol.
>
>Also, in those instances where you have to unmask especially over-fixed
>tissue, this method does not produce that "over-cooked" tissue problem that
>so many labs seem to encounter with microwaveable pressure cookers.
>
>The conventional pressure cooker is a great choice whatever HIER reagent
>you elect to use. I will be happy to discuss the many options that are out
>there.
>
>Best regards,
>Paul Ardi
>Cell Marque Corp.
>Austin, Texas
>800-665-7284
>