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- noun Any of several devices, containing a two-dimensional
array of small quantities ofbiological material, used for various types ofassay ; the array itself
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Examples
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A new device called the microarray, a small chip coated with DNA sequences, can simultaneously analyze many more spots on the chromosomes.
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Like the more famous gene expression microarray, this SMMs are arrays of wells where small molecules are connected to a planer cellulose support system, after which the antibacterial activity can be measure.
Archive 2007-09-01 Egon Willighagen 2007
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Like the more famous gene expression microarray, this SMMs are arrays of wells where small molecules are connected to a planer cellulose support system, after which the antibacterial activity can be measure.
Why plain QSAR is not enough for me... Egon Willighagen 2007
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The researchers have taken an interesting approach to investigating the differences between humans and chimps - they have used a relatively new genetic tool known as microarray analysis to examine the differences in gene expression between the chimps and humans.
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The researchers have taken an interesting approach to investigating the differences between humans and chimps - they have used a relatively new genetic tool known as microarray analysis to examine the differences in gene expression between the chimps and humans.
Another interesting human evolution-related paper - The Panda's Thumb 2005
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One approach has been to use a specialized platform known as a microarray-where glass slides are deposited with 10,000 protein fragments, called peptides, that are screened for their ability to react with specific enzymes and alter their activity.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The researchers identified a six-gene signature that was associated with metastatic disease using a molecular biology approach called microarray hybridization and a statistical method called significance analysis of microarrays to analyze gene expression patterns in primary tumor samples from 15 patients with localized PDAC and 15 patients with metastatic disease.
PLoS Medicine: New Articles Jeran K. Stratford et al. 2010
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Postprandial gene expression microarray analysis was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells at the postprandial period.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010
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GAS was grown in human AF or standard laboratory media (THY) and samples for expression microarray analysis were collected during mid-logarithmic, late-logarithmic, and stationary growth phases.
Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010
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Postprandial gene expression microarray analysis was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells at the postprandial period.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010
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