Abstract: Ligand having at least two determinant or binding sites is contacted with a labeled first binder, an unlabeled second binder different than the first binder and a precipitating binder specific for the second binder, with such contacting precipitating a complex of the ligand and the first and second binders to thereby separate bound labeled binder from unbound labeled binder. The bound and/or unbound labeled binder is determined as a measure of the ligand.

Abstract: The present invention provides a reagent for the precipitation of apo-B-containing lipoproteins, wherein it comprises 0.2 to 3 grams per liter of phosphotungstic acid and more than 2 mmols per liter of magnesium ions in aqueous solution.The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of this reagent and a process for the precipitation of apo-B-containing lipoproteins using this reagent.

Abstract: An assay that facilitates screening of hybridoma culture media for monoclonal anti-idiotype antibodies, particularly murine monoclonal antibodies that are useful for treating human B cell tumors is disclosed. The assay is a solid phase type assay and involves: incubating a lysate of the patienREFERENCE TO GOVERNMENT GRANT OR CONTRACTThe invention described herein was made in the course of work under a grant or contract from the National Institutes of Health.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing steroid hormone receptor samples to be utilized as controls during assays of various human tissue for steroid hormones, especially estrogen. The process comprises collecting tissue known to include such receptors, adding a buffer solution to the tissue, homogenizing the tissue and buffer solution, centrifuging the homogenized mixture, and thereafter collecting the supernatant. The supernatant which contains the desired receptors is subdivided into suitable control sample size and preferably lyophilized to a flake.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the determination of serum lipoproteins by an immuno-enzymatic method. The process of the invention consists in reacting a specific antibody of the apoprotein whose amount is to be measured, fixed on a support, with, on the one hand, the compound for coupling the corresponding lipoprotein with an enzyme and, on the other hand, the analyzed sample. The amount of enzyme fixed is then an inverse function of the apoprotein content of the sample. The support with the products which are fixed thereto are separated from the rest of the reagents and the activity of the enzyme of the support is measured which is compared with standard measurements.The process is useful for serum analyses, particularly for early detection of cardiovascular disease risks.

Abstract: In a process for the production of microcapsules containing a liquid fill material, a dispersion-stabilizing species is produced in an aqueous acidic medium by interaction of a melamine formaldehyde precondensate and a water soluble polymer, neither of which alone is dispersion stabilizing with respect to the liquid fill material, and the precondensate is condensed by acid catalysis to produce a condensate which separates from solution and enwraps the liquid fill material to produce microcapsules.