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White blood cell hematology control

US5677145A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 25, 1996
Grant dateOct 14, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 25, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/108331
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Reference controls comprised of aldehyde-fixed white blood cells stabilized red blood cells and simulated blood platelets exhibiting a white blood cell histogram profile that is substantially that of whole blood are obtained by the addition of a lipoprotein to the control and an antioxidant to inhibit lysis of stabilized red blood cells by the lipoprotein.

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