Laboratory evaluation of the Miles H.3 automated reticulocyte counter. A comparative study with manual reference method and Sysmex R-1000.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of the new commercial Miles H.3 RTX analyzer in counting reticulocytes.

Methods And Patients: The results from the counter were compared to those obtained from microscopic methods, following the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards H44-P guidelines, and to the results from the Sysmex R-1000 counter.

Effects of diltiazem on the calcium accumulation and ATP synthesis simultaneously sustained by isolated rat heart mitochondria.

1. The effects of diltiazem have been investigated in isolated rat heart mitochondria exposed to conditions possibly attained in ischemia-damaged cells. 2.