Method and composition for determining human chorionic somatotropin
AssigneeIstituto Sieroterapico e Vaccinogeno Toscano "Sclavo" S.p.A.
InventorsFrancesco Cocola, Paolo Tarli, Paolo Neri
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Abstract
A method and an implementation are disclosed for measuring the contents of a certain component (e.g. a hormone) in a biological fluid. The basic principle of the method is that a complex is formed starting from the antagonist of the component sought for with the product of conjugation of the latter with a tracer (e.g. a radioisotope), said complex is introduced in the biological fluid to be tested and the quantity of the tracer which has been set free is measured with a measuring or dosing technique which is appropriate for the tracer which has been selected.
Claims8
A method for quantitatively determining the presence of Human Chorionic Somatotropin (HCS) in a biological fluid comprising:
- (a) forming a complex consisting essentially of an antagonist of HCS with the conjugation product of HCS and a tracer;
- (b) introducing said complex into a sample of biological fluid suspected of containing HCS;
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- (c) measuring the quantity of tracer which has been set free.
A composition adapted to quantitatively determine the presence of Human Chorionic Somatotropin (HCS) in a biological fluid which comprises a complex of an antagonist of HCS with the conjugation product of HCS and a tracer on a solid supporting member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.