bioassay

DEFINITIONS OF: bioassay

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; immunoassay, immunochemical assay
identification of a substance (especially a protein) by its action as an antigen; pregnancy test
a physiological test to determine whether a woman is pregnant; radioimmunoassay
immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled; Friedman test, rabbit test
pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman's urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant

Type of:: assay
a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.

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