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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Yuji Hirowatari, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsuko Hara, Nara, JP;
Hakuo Takahashi, Shiga, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Tosoh Corporation, Yamaguchi-ken, JP;
Kansai Medical University, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for assessing arteriosclerosis comprising measuring the serotonin level in whole blood, serum or platelet-rich plasma and rating the serotonin level on such a scale that the lower it is, the more serious the arteriosclerosis is.