| 摘要 |
<p>An agent and method for treating urine which solve the problem that a urine sediment, which frequently generates during urine storage, takes up minor components such as an analyte to be determined in an immunological or biochemical assay, etc. to thereby constitute a considerable obstacle to an accurate assay or sampling of a large number of specimens. The agent contains a buffering agent having a pH of 6.5 or higher as the active ingredient. When urine is treated with the agent, a sediment generating during urine storage can be solubilized. Regulating the pH of urine to 6.5 or higher is also effective in solubilizing the sediment. By solubilizing the sediment generated during urine storage or by preventing the generation thereof, a large number of specimens can be assayed through a simple procedure and accurate results of clinical significance can be obtained.</p> |
