SUSPENSION MEDIUM FOR RED BLOOD CELLS
The present invention relates to a new suspension medium or diluent solution for red blood cells for use in haematological methods. The suspension medium or diluent solution for red blood cells may comprise a combination of two or more amino acids of any group, and preserves the red blood cells in the sample for at least 8 weeks.
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15 . A method for preserving red blood cells comprising mixing a red blood cell sample in a suspension medium or diluent solution comprising phosphate buffer, sodium chloride, glucose, adenine, at least one preservative, EDTA and glycine and a combination of two or more amino acids of any group at a concentration higher than that necessary for reducing the ionic strength, thereby preserving the red blood cells in the sample as a hematological reagent for at least 8 weeks.
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