Description:
Multiplate®ASAReagent isareagentkitcontainingaspirin(acetylsalicylicacid,ASA) at30mg/mLtobeusedasaqualitycontrolmaterialinplateletaggregationstudieswiththeMultiplate® analyzer.
Acetylsalicylicacidproducesanantiplateleteffectbyinhibitingtheproductionofthromboxane,whichundernormalcircumstancespromotesplateletbindingtoeachotherandtheinjurysiteofthedamagedwallsofbloodvessels.
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KitComposition:
Reagents,StorageandStABIlity
- 08115796001: Multiplate®ASAReagentreagent, Kit,acetylsalicylicacid,3x1.0mL,lyophilized(30mg/mL),withoutmicrotest tubesforaliquotation. UnopenedvialsofASAControlreagentmustbestoredat 2-8°C.Thereagentisstableuntiltheexpirydateprinted ontheviallabelwhenstoredundertheseconditions.If reconstitutedreagentisnotaliquotedintomicrotest tubes,theoriginalvialshouldbestoredinanupright position. Stablefor7daysafterreconstitutionwhenstoredat 2-8°C,4weeksat<-20°C,or24hoursatroomtemperatureafterone timethawing.
Alsoavailable
- 06675743190: Multiplate®ASAReagentAliquotVials, Bag,100microtubescolorcoded(0range)foraliquotation.
Nolonger available
- MP0170: Multiplate®ASAControlreagent, Kit,acetylsalicylicacid,1x1.0mL,lyophilized(30mg/mL),with5microtesttubes foraliquotation.
- MP0510: Multiplate®ASAControlreagent, Kit,acetylsalicylicacid,1x1.0mL,lyophilized(30mg/mL),withoutmicrotest tubesforaliquotation.
MeasurementPrinciple:
AdditionofASAControltobloodsamplesleadstoreducedaggregationintheASPItestandtheCOLtest. Uponadditiontothebloodsample,theplateletcyclooxygenasepathwayisblockedandthecyclooxygenase-dependentMultiplatetests,ASPItestandCOLtestareinhibited.Thisallowstheassessmentofanabnormalresponseinthesetests.
