Method of enhancing direct immunofluorescence staining of cells
US5068178A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/828
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of identifying and enumerating specific cell types in a heterogeneous population of cells by enhancing the specific staining of desired cells, comprising contacting a sample from the heterogeneous population of cells with a labeled primary antibody which recognizes and binds to a desired cell surface antigen and an unlabeled cross-linking agent which recognizes and binds to the primary antibody is disclosed.
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