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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Barry Bochner, Alameda, CA (US);
Larry Wiater, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Barry Bochner, Alameda, CA (US);
Larry Wiater, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
BIOLOG, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); C12N 5/07 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/5023 (2013.01); C12N 5/06 (2013.01); C12Q 1/025 (2013.01); C12Q 2326/92 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to growing and testing eukaryotic cells (e.g., animal or plant cells) in a multi-test format. In particular, the present invention provides methods and kits for obtaining a complex metabolic profile of animal cells. In addition, the present invention provides tools for assaying the effects of candidate compounds (e.g., hormones) on substrate utilization by mammalian cells.