Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving fixed or stabilized – nonliving microorganism,...
Patent
1997-07-07
1999-08-24
Saucier, Sandra E.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving fixed or stabilized, nonliving microorganism,...
435 6, 435975, 5142248, A61K 944, A61K 3154, C12Q 168, G01K 3353
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ABSTRACT:
A composition and method for staining cellular DNA are disclosed. The composition of the present invention is an aqueous alcoholic solution that includes a cationic stain, a metabisulfite, and an alcohol preferably selected from methanol, ethanol, and mixtures thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the cationic stain is thionin.
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Garner David Michael
Lam Paul Pong-Shing
Palcic Branko
Payne Peter William
Afremova Vera
Oncometrics Imaging Corp.
Saucier Sandra E.
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