bioassay

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1. bioassay - Noun

2. bioassay - Verb

Meaning

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

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A bioassay involves the use of live animal or plant (in vivo) or tissue or cell (in vitro) to determine the biological activity of a substance, such as a hormone or drug. Source: Internet

A graded bioassay can be performed by employing any of the below-mentioned techniques. Source: Internet

He is credited with introducing MDMA (ecstasy) to psychologists in the late 1970s for psychopharmaceutical use and for the discovery, synthesis and personal bioassay of over 230 psychoactive compounds for their psychedelic and entactogenic potential. Source: Internet

In the first keratolytic bioassay using this technique, salicylic acid (SA) was examined as a function of pH. Source: Internet

One assay developed was the BG1Luc4E2 or BG1-ER assay, a transcriptional activation bioassay created by stably transfecting a DNA plasmid, pGudLuc7.0, into BG1 human ovarian carcinoma cells. Source: Internet

Interpolation bioassay: Bioassays are conducted by determining the amount of preparation of unknown potency required to produce a definite effect on suitable test animals or organs or tissue under standard conditions. Source: Internet

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