| CPC G01N 1/38 (2013.01) [G01N 1/286 (2013.01); G01N 33/86 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims | 

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               1. A method for dissolution of platelet clumps in a blood sample comprising collecting the blood sample in a heparin-containing container, allowing platelets in the blood sample to clump, and contacting the blood sample in the heparin-containing container with a chelator that reduces reactive Ca2+ from the blood sample thereby reversing platelet clumping, wherein the chelator is present at a concentration of less than about 50% by volume or about 60 mM. 
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