Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving fixed or stabilized – nonliving microorganism,...
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-16
2011-08-16
Gitomer, Ralph (Department: 1651)
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving fixed or stabilized, nonliving microorganism,...
C435S006120, C435S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07998700
ABSTRACT:
Staining mixtures comprising viable spermatozoa, a composition which regulates oxidation/reduction reactions intracellularly or extracellularly, and a DNA selective dye are disclosed. The cells contained in such suspensions tend to have a greater capacity for enduring the various process steps typically associated with the sorting of sperm cells into gender enriched populations, thereby resulting in post-sort compositions with an increased number of viable or motile sperm. Processes for staining sperm cells comprising the formation of a staining mixture are also disclosed.
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Anzar Muhammad
Crowley Kathleen S.
Graham Jeffrey A.
Ludwig Cindy L.
Christensen Ryan S.
Ewell Cindee
Gitomer Ralph
Gough Tiffany
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