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immunoassay
[ im-yuh-noh-uh-sey, -as-ey, ih-myoo- ]
noun
- any laboratory method for detecting a substance by using an antibody reactive with it.
immunoassay
/ ˌɪʊəʊˈæɪ /
noun
- immunol a technique of identifying a substance by its ability to bind to an antibody
immunoassay
/ ĭ′yə-ō-ă′,ĭ-̅̅′- /
- A laboratory technique that identifies and quantifies (usually in minute amounts) a protein such as a hormone or an enzyme, based on its ability to act as an antigen or antibody in a chemical reaction.
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԴˌ⾱, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- m·Դ··a· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of immunoassay1
Example Sentences
Some experts have also questioned the accuracy of the simple test used to measure insulin in all three of the cases, known as the immunoassay method.
It is called an immunoassay test, and works by using antibodies to detect and measure substances.
Strip testing, also known as “immunoassay” testing, involves diluting drugs in a certain amount of water and dipping a test strip into the mixture, according to DanceSafe, a nonprofit test kit manufacturer.
Quanterix, a company in Billerica, Mass., has developed an immunoassay that detects amyloid and tau in conjunction with other neurological markers and inflammatory proteins.
Abbott Labs’ Architect immunoassay provided a less precise reading of neutralizing antibody activity in each sample, they found.
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