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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Tomoyuki Kuroda, Kakogawa, JP;
Assignee:
Toa Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
436 63 ; 436 56 ; 436172 ; 436519 ; 436520 ;
Abstract
A reagent for reticulocyte counting by flow cytometry characterized in that it contains a carbonate salt. If a blood sample is left exposed to ordinary air, non-specific staining of erythrocyte can be prevented with the addition of not less than about 1 mM of NaHCO.sub.3.