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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph Utermohlen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Catherine Wolf, Eckbolsheim, FR;
Kimberly Christensen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Tucson, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C08B 3/702 ; A01N 4/304 ; A61K 3/1715 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C08B 3/702 ; A01N 4/304 ; A61K 3/1715 ;
Abstract
The invention is directed to an improvement in automated tissue staining system having evaporation inhibitor liquid covering the polynucleotide hybridization buffer-covered tissue on a slide, wherein the improvement comprises a polynucleotide hybridization buffer for in situ hybridization comprising a low molecular weight dextran sulfate having a molecular weight range from about 8,000 to about 16,000.