摘要:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agglutination enhancer which shows superior agglutination enhancing effect to those of conventional immunoagglutination enhancers, and the present invention relates to an agglutination enhancer for an immunoagglutination measurement method which comprises a polymer having a monomer unit shown by the following general formula [1]: (Wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 independently represent a methyl group or an ethyl group, respectively; X represents —NH— or an oxygen atom; n represents an integer of 1 to 6; and m represents an integer of 1 to 3), and an immunoagglutination measurement method in which, in the coexistence of the above-described agglutination enhancer for immunoagglutination measurement method, an antibody against analyte or an antigen for the analyte is brought into contact with the analyte to cause an antigen-antibody reaction.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a roller, a heating portion disposed within the roller, a bearing portion fitted around an end portion of the roller to rotably support the roller, and a retaining ring attached at an axially predetermined position of the roller to restrict the roller from moving in a axial direction of the roller with respect to the bearing portion. The retaining ring includes first and second projections fitted into a hole portion of the roller. Profiles of side surfaces of these first and second projections abutting edges of the hole portion in a circumferential direction are recessed in the circumferential direction.
摘要:
An agent for reducing risk in onset of diseases ascribable to non-dipping circadian profile of blood pressure is provided. This agent is capable of effectively lowering SBP from night to early morning in individuals with non-dipping circadian profile of blood pressure, in particular, normal individuals with normal SBP and DBP among them, and is thus capable of reducing risk in onset, particularly likely in the morning, of diseases caused by circadian variation of blood pressure. The agent is intended for administration to such subjects, and contains a hydrolysate or a concentrate thereof, containing Val-Pro-Pro and Ile-Pro-Pro and obtained by hydrolysis of animal milk protein. Reduction of risk may be expected in onset, particularly likely in the morning, of various diseases caused by risk of circadian variation of blood pressure, such as cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction,myocardialischemia, atherosclerosis, cardiac failure, cerebral stroke, coronary artery diseases, and peripheral vascular diseases.
摘要:
[PROBLEMS] To provide a CGH method, in particular a CGH microarray method, enabling detection at an elevated accuracy and elevated sensitivity.[MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A method which comprises: (a) labeling a test genomic DNA fragment that is a cell-origin genomic DNA fragment to be tested with either a label represented by the following general formula (1) or another label represented by the general formula (2), and labeling a control genomic fragment that serves as a standard for detecting a difference from the test genomic DNA fragment with the other label; (b) hybridizing the labeled test genomic DNA fragment and the labeled control genomic DNA fragment each with a specimen nucleic acid containing a nucleic acid sequence for detecting the difference between the test genomic fragment and the control genomic fragment; and (c) detecting an amplification or deletion in the test genomic DNA fragment by using the fluorescent intensities thus obtained as an indication; and a kit for the above-described method which contains a nucleotide residue labeled with the label represented by the following general formula (1) and a nucleotide residue labeled with the label represented by the following general formula (2).
摘要:
An image forming apparatus is constituted by an image bearing member; a corona charging member including a wire; a heat generating member for generating heat by energization; a shielding member, including the heat generating member, capable of shielding a portion of the corona charging member opposing to the image bearing member from the image bearing member by being moved between the corona charging member and the image bearing member; an energization control member for controlling energization of the heat generating member; and moving member for moving the shielding member to a first position at which the shielding member shields the portion and a second position retracted from the first position. When the shielding member is located at the first position, at least a part of the heat generating member is disposed between the corona charging member and the image bearing member.
摘要:
The objective of the present invention is to provide a device that accurately communicates a subtle variation of an operation side to an action side. Specifically, in the present invention, an operating device is provided to perform a lock release operation of an extension device. The operating device feeds oil to a valve chamber by pressing a piston. When the flow rate of the fed oil is excessive, the valve is pressed to an opening resisting a biasing force of a compressed spring, thereby a rapid increase in the oil supplied to the action section is suppressed. Further, the supplied oil is suppressed to a very small amount by the throttle section, thereby an increase in the operation amount on the action section side is suppressed while maintaining the supply of the oil.
摘要:
The present invention provides an antiallergic agent containing, as an active ingredient, lactic acid bacteria selected from the group consisting of lactic acid bacteria of the species Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus fermentum, and combinations thereof. The antiallergic agent is capable of improving allergic diathesis by reducing the IgE level, which is contributive to development of Type I allergy, and is easy to take and highly safe. The present invention also provides use of the antiallergic agent for reducing allergy, and a method for reducing allergy using the antiallergic agent.
摘要:
An image heating apparatus includes a coil; a rotatable image heating member for generating heat by a magnetic flux generated by the coil to heat an image on a recording material; a voltage source for applying a high frequency current to the coil; a temperature detecting member for detecting a temperature of the image heating member; control device for controlling electric power supply to the coil from the voltage source on the basis of an output of the temperature detecting member such that the temperature of the image heating member is maintained at a set temperature T; and protecting device for stopping the electric power supply to the coil when the output of the temperature detecting member indicates a predetermined abnormal temperature Te, wherein at least a part of the image heating member is made of a magnetism-adjusted alloy having a predetermined magnetic permeability decrease start temperature Tc′ and a predetermined Curie temperature, and wherein T≦Tc′
摘要:
[Problems] To provide a CGH method, in particular a CGH microarray method, enabling detection at an elevated accuracy and elevated sensitivity.[Means for Solving Problems] A method which comprises: (a) labeling a test genomic DNA fragment that is a cell-origin genomic DNA fragment to be tested with either a label represented by the following general formula (1) or another label represented by the general formula (2), and labeling a control genomic fragment that serves as a standard for detecting a difference from the test genomic DNA fragment with the other label; (b) hybridizing the labeled test genomic DNA fragment and the labeled control genomic DNA fragment each with a specimen nucleic acid containing a nucleic acid sequence for detecting the difference between the test genomic fragment and the control genomic fragment; and (c) detecting an amplification or deletion in the test genomic DNA fragment by using the fluorescent intensities thus obtained as an indication; and a kit for the above-described method which contains a nucleotide residue labeled with the label represented by the following general formula (1) and a nucleotide residue labeled with the label represented by the following general formula (2).
摘要:
It is an object of the present invention to provide the method for determining cholesterol in lipoprotein and reagent for determining cholesterol comprising the polymer, and the present invention relates to the reagent for determining cholesterol in lipoproteins such as high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL) and the determination method using the polymer comprising the following units as constituents:(iv) a polyethylene glycol segment represented by the general formula [1]: —(CH2CH2O)k— [1] (wherein, k represents an integer of 10 to 250); (v) a monomer unit represented by the general formula [2]: (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-C3 alkyl group); and (vi) a monomer unit represented by the general formula [3]: [wherein, R2 represents a hydrogen atom or C1-C3 alkyl group, and R3 represents a group represented by the general formula [4]: —COOR4 [4] (wherein, R4 represents an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group or a bornyl group), an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aralkyl group or an alkylcarbamoyl group; particularly, in the direct measurement of cholesterols such as HDL, LDL and VLDL contained in the sample, the reagent for determining cholesterol in the presence of said polymer, and the method for determining the concentration of cholesterol in a specific lipoprotein using said reagent for determining cholesterol, and a novel polymer.