Use of a composition which regulates oxidation/reduction reactions intracellularly and/or extracellulary in a staining or sorting process
US7998700B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N1/30
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Staining mixtures comprising viable spermatozoa, a composition which regulates oxidation/reduction reactions intracellularly or extracellularly, and a DNA selective dye are disclosed. The cells contained in such suspensions tend to have a greater capacity for enduring the various process steps typically associated with the sorting of sperm cells into gender enriched populations, thereby resulting in post-sort compositions with an increased number of viable or motile sperm. Processes for staining sperm cells comprising the formation of a staining mixture are also disclosed.
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