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Process of immunoassay of a substance in a liquid sample containing a similar substance

US4725556A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 15, 1985
Grant dateFeb 16, 1988
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/825
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A process of immunoassay of a selected substance in a liquid sample containing one or more other non-selected substances, each of these substances being comprised of at least two structurally different chains, the process comprising among others addition of a dissociating agent, such as for example a proteolytic enzyme, to the sample, mixing of the so-obtained liquid, inactivation of the dissociating agent, addition of antiserums, and determination of the amount of this selected substance in the liquid sample.

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