Method of testing immune competency
US5925571A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/182
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of testing the immune competency of an individual by determining, from a sample of the blood of the individual, a value for total plasma/serum thiols including both protein thiols and nonprotein thiols, and comparing the value so determined with a reference value of total plasma/serum thiols to ascertain whether the determined value is higher or lower than the reference value, a determined value lower than the reference value being indicative of impaired immune function.
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