appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
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bioassay::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | bio-assay |
| Type of | assay |
| Has types | immunoassay, immunochemical assay, pregnancy test |
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| Type of | assay |
Examples of bioassay
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Use of rice sprouts for bioassay of the toxicity of the surfactant sulfonol.
From the sergostroumov.scienceblog.com
Vials were capped and aphids starved for one hour prior to the bioassay.
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This is a first publication to report a unique bioassay of synthetic surfactants using soil algae.
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A bioassay is an assessment of whether certain biological material is present on a surface being tested.
From the sciencedaily.com
They envisage that this technique will further improve the performance of on-chip bioassay systems.
From the nature.com
The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene co-authored this study and did the bioassay testing involved.
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During that time he developed certain bioassay techniques that led to important scientific discoveries.
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Jensen devised a bioassay to measure the antimicrobial potential of a common seaweed species, Lobophora variegata.
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Among the non-animal approaches that he used were new modifications of the new method of bioassay with plant seedlings.
From the sergostroumov.scienceblog.com
- Appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
- Subject to a bio-assay
- Bioassay (commonly used shorthand for biological assay), or biological standardisation is a type of scientific experiment. ...
- A method used to determine the toxicity of specific chemical contaminants. A number of individuals of a sensitive species are placed in water containing specific concentrations of the contaminant for a specified period of time.
- A method of determining the effect of a compound by quantifying its effect on living organisms or their component parts.
- A test in which organisms are exposed to different concentrations of a substance to determine the concentration at which the substance is toxic to that species.*
- The determination of the kinds, quantities, or concentrations, and, in some cases, locations of radioactive material in the human body, whether by direct measurement or by analysis and evaluation of radioactive materials excreted or removed from the human body.
- The use of living organisms to quantitatively estimate the amount of biologically active substances present in a sample.
- A measurement of the effects of a substance on living organisms.
