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Nihon Kohden Launches Two New Compact Analyzers in Celltac Series.


Tokyo, Japan, Jan 31, 2006 - (JCN) - Nihon Kohden announced on January 30 that it has launched two products, the Celltac alpha (MEK MEK - Message Encryption Key
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-6400) automated hematology analyzer and the Celltac Chemi (CRP CRP - C-Reactive Protein
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-3100) immunological analyzer.

The Celltac alpha, which is 30% smaller in size than its predecessor, can automatically analyze blood cells using 18 hematological parameters. The Celltac Chemi, which is based on the latex agglutination
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 turbidmetric immunoassay, can rapidly measure C-reactive proteins (CRPs) in the blood.

By using the two products together, it is possible to measure hematocrit hematocrit /he·mat·o·crit/ (he-mat´o-krit) the volume percentage of erythrocytes in whole blood; also, the apparatus or procedure used in its determination.

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, the number of leukocyte
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 and the amount of CRP, which helps diagnose inflammation and infection.

The prices are set at 3,850,000 yen ($32,900) for Celltac alpha and 1,400,000 yen ($11,970) for Celltac Chemi. The company aims to sell more than 8,000 Celltac alpha analyzers and 1,000 Celltac Chemi analyzers in Japan over the next three years.

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