Blood samples were drawn into either: 1) EDTA tubes, 2) Competitor tubes or 3) Norgen's cf-DNA/cf-RNA Preservative Tubes and stored at room temperature. Aliquots of blood were removed at the ...

To stop blood clotting, the obtained sample was quickly placed in a test tube containing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and gently mixed. After birth, 3 mL of venous blood was drawn from the ...

Approximate 2 ml of BM and 3 ml PB were collected from each patient simultaneously using EDTA tubes (Becton, Dickinson and Company; Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA). BM supernatants and PB plasma were ...

As a matter of fact, these test tubes are characterized by such features that make them extremely easy to use: for example, the presence of an arrow to indicate the blood level, the convenience in ...

(2010), 30 mg of sample were hydrolyzed at 110 °C for 24 h with 1 mL of 6 M HCl in a Pyrex glass tube fitted with Teflon-lined screw cap ... After that, the slides were soaked in lysis buffer (2.5 M ...

Animals were euthanized by CO 2 followed by cervical dislocation. Blood was taken by heart puncture, collected in EDTA tubes and centrifuged at 2000 g and 4°C for 10 min to separate the plasma. Heart, ...

Pellets were supplemented with or without 20% dextran in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Pellets supplemented with dextran were drawn into copper tubes. Pellets without dextran were dispensed in 3-mm ...