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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip B Dunham, Syracuse, NY (US);
Gerald Weissmann, New York, NY (US);
Assignees:
New York University, New York, NY (US);
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (US);
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 29 ; 73 641 ; 356442 ; 436 63 ; 436164 ; 436183 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for measuring aggregation in sponge cells using a clinical aggregometer. In addition, using the marine sponge cell as an in vitro model for neutrophil aggregation, a method to determine the relative anti-inflammatory properties of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical agents by clinical aggregometry is also disclosed.