A method of distinguishing between living and dead cells using viability probes
CA 2405769 A1 · Owner: Rudi, Knut · Inventors: Rudi, Knut
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The present invention relates to methods of detecting cells in a sample and to obtaining quantitative information about cell populations within a sample. In particular, the present invention provides a method of distinguishing between living and dead cells in a sample, said method comprising: (a) contacting the sample with a viability probe which modifies the nucleic acid of dead cells within the sample; and (b) detecting nucleic acid from the cells in the sample. Also described is a method of detecting cells in a sample said method , comprising: (a) contacting the sample with a viability probe which labels the nucleic acid of dead cells within the sample; (b) separating the nucleic …
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- Filed April 10, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 10, 2021.
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