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US 2006/0140862 A1Published application
Fish hatching method and apparatus
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsTommy Shedd, Mark Widder, Eugene Hull
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Abstract
The invention is a method and kit for conducting a rapid toxicity test. Methods and kits according to the invention include an animal or plant species in diapause.
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A kit for conducting a toxicity test, comprising a composition comprising a species in its diapause state and a storage medium, one or more containers for hatching the species, one or more containers for exposing the hatchlings to a test material;
- and one or more of the following:
- a container for storing the composition;
- a filter or the like for separating the species from the storage medium;
- a hatching medium;
- one or more growth factors or promoters suitable for adding to the hatching medium;
- one or more containers for culturing and/or growing hatchlings.
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A kit for conducting a toxicity test, comprising:
- a first container including a species in a diapause state and a storage medium;
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- a second container configured for receiving said species in its diapauses state and a hatching medium for allowing said species to hatch into embryos for contacting with a material to be tested for toxicity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.