Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving antigen-antibody binding – specific binding protein...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-08
2008-01-08
Lucas, Zachariah (Department: 1648)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving antigen-antibody binding, specific binding protein...
C435S004000, C435S005000, C435S007920, C435S008000, C530S300000, C530S350000, C530S387100, C530S387900
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ABSTRACT:
A method for measurement of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) characterized by measuring HCV core antigen and HCV core antibody by their binding with probes in the presence of an anionic surfactant or a non-ionic surfactant, or both.
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Aoyagi Katsumi
Iida Kumiko
Ohue Chiharu
Yagi Shintaro
Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc.
Lucas Zachariah
Merchant & Gould P.C.
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