Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Determination of the strength or biological activity of a substance, such as a drug, by comparing its effects with those of a standard preparation on a test organism.
- noun A test used to determine such strength or activity.
- transitive verb To cause to undergo a bioassay.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism.
- verb to subject to a bio-assay.
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- noun the
analysis of thebiological activity of a substance, with reference to astandard preparation, using aculture of livingcells , or a livingcreature
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb subject to a bio-assay
- noun appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
- noun appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by testing its effect on an organism and comparing the result with some agreed standard
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is a minimal 24-hour window after exposure to Uranium to order a urine or fecal bioassay.
R. B. Stuart: Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored R. B. Stuart 2010
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There is a minimal 24-hour window after exposure to Uranium to order a urine or fecal bioassay.
R. B. Stuart: Honoring Our Nations Veterans as Cancer Stricken Soldiers Go Ignored R. B. Stuart 2010
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A continuous-flow periphyton bioassay: tests of nutrient limitation in a tundra stream.
Climate change effects on arctic freshwater fish populations 2009
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Cellular bioassay of fish as a sensitive index of water quality related to ash from coal combustion: Technical completion report by D.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Tenn. Presses TVA for Details of Ash Spill Cleanup 2009
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Mathematical models are used to extrapolate from animal bioassay or epidemiology data to predict low dose risk.
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The cell studies can help identify the mechanism by which a substance has produced an effect in the animal bioassay.
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The types of data usually consist of: human epidemiology data animal bioassay data supporting data
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The results of this carcinogenicity bioassay not only confirm, but also reinforce the first experimental demonstration of aspartame's multipotential carcinogenicity at a dose level close to the acceptable daily intake ADI for humans.
Archive 2007-06-01 GreenFertility 2007
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The first step is a qualitative evaluation of all available epidemiology studies, animal bioassay data, and biological activity (e.g., mutagenicity).
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In practice, animal bioassay data are often the primary data used in risk assessments.
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