SIO:001007
| Term | SIO:001007 |
|---|---|
| Name | assay |
| Definition | An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, environmental biology, and molecular biology for qualitatively assessing or quantitatively measuring the presence or amount or the functional activity of a target entity (the analyte) which can be a drug or biochemical substance or a cell in an organism or organic sample. |
| Namespace | SIO |
| Short Name | SIO |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary Name(s) | SIO |
| Description | Semanticscience Integrated Ontology. |
| Number of Terms Loaded on This Site | 10 |