Method and apparatus for measuring the degree of reaction between a foreign entity and a subject's blood cells
US4788155A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/5091
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method for the diagnosis of a malady in a subject by observing a degree of reaction between all blood cells: red blood cells, leukocytes and platelets; in the subject's blood with a foreign entity having a predetermined relationship with the malady being diagnosed. The test includes comparing amounts and sizes of red blood cells, leukocytes and/or platelets in a control sample and at least one test sample. The test sample includes a portion of the subject's blood and the foreign entity being tested.
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