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US 5,994,138 AGranted
Staining reagent for the determination of blood cells
AssigneeAbx
InventorSylvie Veriac
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Abstract
The invention concerns a staining reagent for the determination of blood cells, in particular reticulocytes, which contains a stain capable of labelling cells after incubation, as well as an additive which is able to encourage penetration of the stain into the cells, this additive being chosen from an ionophoric compound, a detergent and mixtures thereof.
Claims17
A staining reagent for determining blood cells, comprising:
- a stain capable of labelling cells after incubation;
- and
- an additive capable of encouraging penetration of the stain into the cells, the additive being selected from the group consisting of an ionophoric compound and a mixture of an ionophoric compound with a detergent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.