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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 1987
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martha Vail, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Robert E Megraw, Tustin, CA (US);
Michael K Hoskins, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp., Medfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 18 ; 435-4 ;
Abstract
Reagents useful for steroid receptor assays containing both progesterone and estrogen receptors and methods. The reagents of the instant invention contain both estrogen and progesterone receptors in a stabilized format. A preferred embodiment includes target tissue material obtained from calf uteri having the required receptors, HEPES suspending buffer, a binding site activation inhibitor, dithiothreotol, plexiform stabilizing matrix means and an amount of inactive protein added as necessary to meet predetermined total protein levels.