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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicants:
Hiroyuki Shimizu, Settsu, JP;
Hidehisa Asada, Osaka-fu, JP;
Kazuaki Endo, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Shionogi & Co., Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for inhibiting the degradation of mammalian natriuretic peptides, in particular BNP, by using containers wherein the face coming into contact with specimens are made of silicone or plastics. This material inhibits the activation of a substance, which in turn, degrades the peptides. This method makes it possible to collect specimens for measuring natriuretic peptides stably and conveniently. Also provided is a method for measuring natriuretic peptides by using these containers.