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Fuji Keizai Releases Report on Japanese Immunoassay Market.


Tokyo, Japan, Jan 19, 2006 - (JCN) - Japanese market researcher Fuji Keizai has published a report on the immunoassay immunoassay /im·mu·no·as·say/ (-as´a) quantitative determination of antigenic substances (e.g., hormones, drugs, vitamins) by serological means, as by immunofluorescent techniques, radioimmunoassay, etc.

im·mu·no·as·say (
 market in Japan.

The report estimates that the market for diagnostic products reached about 327.5 billion yen ($2.85 bil) in 2005, of which the immunoassay sector accounted for a little under 50%, reaching 154 billion yen ($1.33 bil).

In particular, the influenza antigen rapid test kit sector demonstrated significant growth. In line with the flu epidemic in 2004, it is expected to have reached 15.5 billion yen ($134.7 mil) in 2005, up from 10 billion yen ($87.0 mil) in 2003.

In addition, three segments in the immunoassay market showed sound growth. They are chemiluminescent assay, latex assay and immunochromato/gold colloid
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2. a chemical system composed of a continuous medium (continuous phase) throughout which are distributed small particles, 1 to 1000 nm in size (disperse phase), that do not settle out under the influence of gravity; the particles may be in emulsion or in suspension. The term may be used to denote either the particles or the entire system.
 assay.

Entitled Immunoassay Market 2006, the 292-page report (available only in Japanese) sells for 200,000 yen ($1,740).

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