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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
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Bioassay (commonly used shorthand for biological assay or assessment ), or biological standardization is a type of scientific experiment . A bioassay involves the use of live animal or plant ( in vivo ) or tissue or cell ( in vitro ) to determine the biological ...
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n. the analysis of the biological activity of a substance, with reference to a standard preparation, using a culture of living cells, or a living creature
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n. appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard v. subject to a bio-assay
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bioassay \bioassay\ v. 1 to subject to a bio-assay. Syn: bio-assay.
Usage examples of bioassay.
Do bioassays of body fluids, which meant urinating into a special bag.
Bionetics Laboratories, a subsidiary of Litton Industries, under contract to the National Cancer Institute, on the effects of 123 chemical compounds in bioassays on 20,000 mice covering periods of up to eighty-four weeks.