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EP 0871876 A4 19991222 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A LABELED PROBE AND/OR ANTIBODY TO MACROMOLECULES

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING A LABELED PROBE AND/OR ANTIBODY TO MACROMOLECULES

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN UM EINE MARKIERTE PROBE UND/ODER EINEN ANTIKÖRPER AN MAKROMOLEKÜLEN ZU BINDEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE FIXATION D'UNE SONDE ETIQUETEE ET/OU D'UN ANTICORPS A DES MACROMOLECULES

Publication

EP 0871876 A4 19991222 (EN)

Application

EP 95923720 A 19950605

Priority

CA 2223536 A 19950605
US 9507134 W 19950605

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/00; G01N 27/28

IPC 8 full level

G01N 27/28 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] WO 8604255 A1 19860731 - WALSH JAMES WILLIAM
[Y] EP 0312252 A2 19890419 - DONOVAN KEVIN O
See references of WO 9639627A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE FR GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0871876 A1 19981021; EP 0871876 A4 19991222

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95923720 A 19950605