Publications

Clin-Tech kits and reagants are widely used and have been cited in a number of published studies and papers. Links are provided, wherever possible, to the online version. Please note that some publications may require registration and/or payment in order to view the full paper:

Speedy-Diff

610670 Speedy-Diff Slide Kit.

610815 Speedy-Diff Complete 500 mL (stain A, stain B and fixative) also available in larger sizes and as separate reagents.

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of granulomatous lymphadenitis
V.Koo, T.F.Lioe & R.A.J.Spence  
The Ulster Medical Journal. 2006; 75: 59-64.

A 3 year audit of fine needle aspirates from a symptomatic breast clinic.
T.F.Lioe, H.Elliott, D.C.Allen & R.A.Spence. 
The Ulster Medical Journal. 1997; 66: 24-27.

Neutrophil cell death, activation and bacterial infection in cystic fibrosis
A.P.Watt, J.Courtney, J.Moore, M.Ennis & J.S.Elborn
Thorax 2005; 60: 659-664.

Mechanism of eosinophil induced signaling in cholinergic IMR-32 cells
D.R.Curran, R.K.Morgan, P.J.Kingham, N.Durcan, W.G.McLean, M.T.Walsh & R.W.Costello
American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 2005; 288: L326-L332.

Eosinophil Adhesion to Cholinergic IMR-32 Cells Protects against Induced Neuronal Apoptosis
R.K. Morgan, P.J. Kingham, M.T. Walsh, D.C. Curran, N. Durcan, W.G. McLean, R.W. Costello
Journal of Immunology 2004; 173: 5963-5970.

Effect of Eosinophil Adhesion on Intracellular Signaling in Cholinergic Nerve Cells
M.T.Walsh, D.R.Curran, P.J.Kingham, R.K.Morgan, N.Durcan, G.J.Gleich, W.G.McLean & R.W.Costello
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 2004; 30: 333-341.

Harris's Haematoxylin

640455 Harris's acidified haematoxylin tradional formulation, 500 mL. Also available in larger sizes. Clin-Tech manufactures variations of Harris's formulation avoiding the use of mercury, Gill's haematoxylin and many others

Fixation, Tissue Proceesing, Histology and Immuno-Histochemistry procedures for the diagnosis of BSE and Scrapie.
The EU TSE Community Reference Laboratory, VLA Weybridge UK. Confirmatory diagnosis: current methods and protocols. 2005

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
R.H. Kimberlin
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation 2003.

Kleihauer

610360 Kleihauer/Shepard's Stain Complete Kit. Shepard's modification of the Kleihauer-Betke procedure for staining foetal haemoglobin (HbF)

A Modified Kleihauer Technique for the quantification of Foetomaternal Haemorrage
D.J.Howarth, F.M.Robinson, M.Williams & D.R.Norfolk
Transfusion Medicine 2002; 12: 373.

Kits for feto-maternal haemorrhage screening and quantification.
E.Carpanen & J.Parker Williams, 2005.
NHS Purchasing and Supply webpage
Directly download report

Orcein

800880 Orcein (synthetic)

Use of orcein in detecting hepatitis B antigen in paraffin sections of liver.
P. Kirkpatrick
Journal of Clinical Pathology 1982; 35: 430-433.

Platelet counting fluid

610145 Fluid for making manual platelet counts, 500 mL

Platelet Adhesiveness and Aggregation in Relation to Diabetic Retinopathy
H.Heath, W.D.Brigden, J.V.Canever, J.Pollock, P.R.Hunter, J.Kelsey & A.Bloom
Diabetologia 1971; 7: 308-315.

Other products

Children with stable asthma have reduced airway matrix metalloproteinase-9 and matrix metalloproteinase-9/tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 ratio
G.M.Doherty, S.V.Kamath, F. de Courcey, S.N.Christie, A.Chisakuta, J.D.Lyons, L.G.Heaney, M.Ennis & M.D.Shields
Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2005;35(9): 1168

Differential segregation of beta+ IVS-I-110 (G->A), Aγ-117 (G->A), and Gγ-158 (C->T) mutations in members of an Albanian family.
M.P.Cappabianca, E.Foglietta, P.Grisanti, F.Mastropietro, L.Russo, A.Amato, L.Felicetti & I.Bianco
Hemoglobin 2003; 27(4): 267-74.

Low-dose twice-daily fractionated X-irradiation of ovarian tumor cells in vitro generates drug-resistant cells overexpressing two multidrug resistance-associated proteins, P-glycoprotein and MRP1.
B.T.Hill, E.Moran, C.Etievant, D.Perrin, A.Masterson, A.Larkin & R.D.H.Whelan
Anti-Cancer Drugs 2000; 11(3): 193-200.

Simplified method for the rubella haemagglutination inhibition screening test.
P.P.Mortimer, S.M.Jordan & I.V.Smith
Journal of Clinical Pathology 1977; 30: 623-625