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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2004
Hiroyuki Ebinuma, Ryugasaki, JP;
Hirokazu Yago, Ryugasaki, JP;
Yuka Akimoto, Ryugasaki, JP;
Osamu Miyazaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kadowaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Ebinuma, Ryugasaki, JP;
Hirokazu Yago, Ryugasaki, JP;
Yuka Akimoto, Ryugasaki, JP;
Osamu Miyazaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Takashi Kadowaki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamauchi, Tokyo, JP;
Daiichi Pure Chemicals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toudai TLO, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a method of pretreating a sample for conveniently, quickly and accurately measuring the total amount of adiponectin present in a biological sample contaminated with various adiponectin multimers. The method of measuring an sample for immunologically assaying the total amount of adiponectin present in the sample comprises reacting, with an adiponectin-containing sample, at least one of a reducing agent, an acid or a salt thereof, a surfactant, and a protease.