Abstract: A microcytometer which combines lysing and cytometry into a unified system that achieves blood lysis and white blood cell count in a single device. The device focuses the white cells into a thin ribbon which is then focused into a single stream for analysis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 3, 2002
Date of Patent:
January 6, 2004
Assignee:
Micronics, Inc.
Inventors:
Ronald Bardell, Bernhard H. Weigl, C. Frederick Battrell
Abstract: The present invention is directed toward peptide analogues of human myelin basic protein. The peptide analogue is at least seven amino acids long and derived from residues 86 to 99 of human myelin basic protein. The analogues are altered from the native sequence at least at positions 91, 95, or 97. Additional alterations may be made at other positions. Pharmaceutical compositions containing these peptide analogues are provided. The peptide analogues are useful for treating multiple sclerosis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 1994
Date of Patent:
December 11, 2001
Assignee:
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
Inventors:
Nicholas Ling, Amitabh Gaur, Paul J. Conlon, Lawrence Steinman