"Some of the major players operating in the slide stainer market are F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Switzerland), Danaher Corporation (US), PHC Holdings Corporation (Japan), Thermo Fisher Scientific ...

Spotted slides are stored in a sealed Ziploc bag at -20°C. Immunolabeling is performed on an automated slide stainer Autolink 48 (Dako, Carpinteria, CA) according to the manufacturer's instructions.