Hemoglobin Reagent is used by the Technicon H*1, H*2, H*3 hematological analyzer as a hemolysing reagent for the assay of hemoglobin.
SUMMARY AND PRINCIPLE
A sample volume of a whole blood specimen is aspirated into the analyzer where a portion of it is automatically diluted with Hemoglobin Reagent. The red blood cells are lysed and the cyanide in the reagent reacts with free hemoglobin to form cyanomethemoglobin, the amount of which is determined photometrically by the analyser.