NO169511C - Fremgangsmaate for maaling av et antigen eller antistoff i en flytende proeve - Google Patents

Fremgangsmaate for maaling av et antigen eller antistoff i en flytende proeve

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NO169511C
NO169511C NO870670A NO870670A NO169511C NO 169511 C NO169511 C NO 169511C NO 870670 A NO870670 A NO 870670A NO 870670 A NO870670 A NO 870670A NO 169511 C NO169511 C NO 169511C
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antigen
antibody
complex
insolubilised
hapten
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NO870670D0 (no
NO169511B (no
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A Said El Shami
Olusola O Alaba
Charles A Kasal
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Diagnostic Products Corp
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Publication of NO169511B publication Critical patent/NO169511B/no
Publication of NO169511C publication Critical patent/NO169511C/no

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/543Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals
    • G01N33/54306Solid-phase reaction mechanisms
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/531Production of immunochemical test materials
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/536Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with immune complex formed in liquid phase
    • G01N33/537Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with immune complex formed in liquid phase with separation of immune complex from unbound antigen or antibody
    • G01N33/538Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with immune complex formed in liquid phase with separation of immune complex from unbound antigen or antibody by sorbent column, particles or resin strip, i.e. sorbent materials
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/48Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
    • G01N33/50Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing
    • G01N33/53Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor
    • G01N33/543Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals
    • G01N33/544Immunoassay; Biospecific binding assay; Materials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals the carrier being organic
    • G01N33/548Carbohydrates, e.g. dextran
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S435/00Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
    • Y10S435/805Test papers
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S435/00Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
    • Y10S435/971Capture of complex after antigen-antibody reaction
    • YGENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10STECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S436/00Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
    • Y10S436/823Immunogenic carrier or carrier per se

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NO870670A 1986-05-12 1987-02-19 Fremgangsmaate for maaling av et antigen eller antistoff i en flytende proeve NO169511C (no)

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US06/862,123 US4778751A (en) 1986-05-12 1986-05-12 Method for measuring antigens or antibodies in biological fluids using ligand labeled antigens or ligand labeled antibodies

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NO870670D0 NO870670D0 (no) 1987-02-19
NO870670L NO870670L (no) 1987-11-13
NO169511B NO169511B (no) 1992-03-23
NO169511C true NO169511C (no) 1992-07-01

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EP (1) EP0245926B1 (ja)
JP (2) JPH0721500B2 (ja)
AT (1) ATE72336T1 (ja)
AU (1) AU613308B2 (ja)
CA (1) CA1291028C (ja)
DE (1) DE3776401D1 (ja)
DK (1) DK169364B1 (ja)
IE (1) IE59362B1 (ja)
IL (1) IL82466A (ja)
NO (1) NO169511C (ja)
NZ (1) NZ218981A (ja)

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NO870670L (no) 1987-11-13
IL82466A (en) 1991-12-12
DK241787A (da) 1987-11-13
AU6762087A (en) 1987-11-19
IL82466A0 (en) 1987-11-30
EP0245926A3 (en) 1988-05-25
EP0245926B1 (en) 1992-01-29
JPH081437B2 (ja) 1996-01-10
IE59362B1 (en) 1994-02-09
AU613308B2 (en) 1991-08-01
DE3776401D1 (de) 1992-03-12
NZ218981A (en) 1989-08-29
DK169364B1 (da) 1994-10-10
ATE72336T1 (de) 1992-02-15
JPH07239331A (ja) 1995-09-12
US4778751A (en) 1988-10-18
NO870670D0 (no) 1987-02-19
EP0245926A2 (en) 1987-11-19
JPS62269070A (ja) 1987-11-21
JPH0721500B2 (ja) 1995-03-08
CA1291028C (en) 1991-10-22
IE870135L (en) 1987-11-12
NO169511B (no) 1992-03-23
DK241787D0 (da) 1987-05-12

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