Abstract: A comparator circuit includes a differential amplifier including load resistors, for amplifying difference between two input voltages of the comparator circuit; an emitter follower circuit for applying positive feedback with respect to a differential amplifier and outputting an output voltage of the comparator circuit; and a grounded-base amplifier, and outputting an output voltage of the comparator circuit, for realizing both voltage output and current output. A grounded-base amplifier includes two transistors each of which has a base supplied with a reference voltage. The differential amplifier includes two load resistors respectively connected to each emitter of the transistors of the grounded-base amplifier. The load resistor flowing a current which is obtained through a collector of the transistor as an output current of the comparator. With this arrangement, it is not necessary to provide a current switch circuit for obtaining current output of the comparator circuit.

Abstract: A comparator circuit includes a differential amplifier including load resistors, for amplifying difference between two input voltages of the comparator circuit; an emitter follower circuit for applying positive feedback with respect to a differential amplifier and outputting an output voltage of the comparator circuit; and a grounded-base amplifier, and outputting an output voltage of the comparator circuit, for realizing both voltage output and current output. A grounded-base amplifier includes two transistors each of which has a base supplied with a reference voltage. The differential amplifier includes two load resistors respectively connected to each emitter of the transistors of the grounded-base amplifier. The load resistor flowing a current which is obtained through a collector of the transistor as an output current of the comparator. With this arrangement, it is not necessary to provide a current switch circuit for obtaining current output of the comparator circuit.

Abstract: It has been found that aluminum, which is considered as to cause various diseases such as dialysis dementia, bone diseases, hypochromic anemia and Alzheimer's disease, would be eluted into a conventional albumin preparation preserved in a hard glass container, which increases the aluminum concentration of the preparation. According to the present invention, it has been found that the substitution of the conventional hard glass container with a soft glass container dealkalized by, for example, treatment with sulfurous acid gas or ammonium sulfate solution for preserving an albumin preparation can make it possible to prevent the elution of aluminum from the container, thus giving a highly safe albumin preparation which can be maintained with an extremely low aluminum concentration over a long period of time.