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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Keith E. Shults, Nolensville, TN (US);
Angel L. Flye, Chapel Hill, TN (US);
Inventors:
Keith E. Shults, Nolensville, TN (US);
Angel L. Flye, Chapel Hill, TN (US);
Assignee:
Esoterix, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A new method of cell fixation using a mild denaturing heat and the fixative PERMIFLOW™ or similar fixative that preserves cell morphology, light scatter profiles, nucleic acid content, cell surface epitopes and unmasks internal epitopes previously not available. The method can be combined with analysis of each of these parameters by flow cytometry and thus has application in drug screening and patient or tumor monitoring protocols.