Apparatus for inhibiting glycolysis in blood samples
US4933145A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/2525
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An article of manufacture comprising a blood-collection tube containing an acid such as citric acid in an amount effective to adjust the pH of the blood to be collected in the tube to a level between 5.0 to 7.0. The blood-collection tube may also contain NaF in an amount to produce a concentration thereof between 0.1 to 0.5 mg/ml of the blood.
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