Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. has announced that calibration curve stability for most Tosoh AIA assays has been extended to 90 days. Improved calibration curve stability is made possible through Tosoh’s AIA-Pack Unit Dose Test Cup reagent technology. Tosoh’s AIA-PACK test cups are single, unitized cups that utilize a dry reagent format which requires no pre-mixing, no… Continue reading »
Sep
21
RBC Folate
B12 and folate are typically ordered to help diagnose the cause of macrocytic anemia. It is usually ordered as a follow-up when there is a large number of RBCs and decreased hemoglobin during a routine CBC. A folate test may also help evaluate the general health and nutritional status of a patient with signs of… Continue reading »
Sep
21
Tosoh Educational Series: Interferences in Immunoassays, Part 1
Substances that alter the measurable concentration of the analyte or antibody (Ab) binding result in immunoassay interference. Interferences can be of 2 types – analyte dependent and analyte independent. Analyte independent interferences refer to common interferences like hemolysis, lipemia, effects of anti-coagulant and sample storage. The term pre-analytical variables are commonly used for these types… Continue reading »
