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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:
May. 04, 1993
Filed:
May. 06, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Scott W Rogers, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 20 ; 435 29 ; 436501 ; 436504 ;
Abstract
There is provided a simple method to identify cation channels expressed in cultured cells and to screen chemical agents for their use as agonists or antagonists to such channels. In addition, the invention assay method also provides rapid means to identify cultured cell lines which express functional ion channels. The invention assay method can readily be adapted for the low cost, automated screening of potential drug materials.