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Definition of Radioimmunoassay

1. Noun. Immunoassay of a substance that has been radioactively labeled.

Definition of Radioimmunoassay

1. Noun. A procedure that uses the binding of a radioactively labeled substance to an antibody in order to analyze minute amounts of biological compounds ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Radioimmunoassay

1. Any system for testing antigen antibody reactions in which use is made of radioactive labelling of antigen or antibody to detect the extent of the reaction. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Radioimmunoassay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Beneficial Uses and Production of Isotopes: 2000 Update by Nea, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"radioimmunoassay is commonly used in hospitals to help diagnose diseases such as ... radioimmunoassay requires radioisotopes incorporated in a radioactively ..."

2. Sample Preparation Products Application Bibliography (1993)
"Chem., 31(6):906-907 (1985), A Combined Liquid Chromatography-radioimmunoassay (HPLC-RIA) Method for Serum Digoxin with Improved Specificity. ..."

3. Solid Phase Extraction in Sample Preparation: An Applications Bibliography by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Chem., 31(6):906-907 (1985), A Combined Liquid Chromatography-radioimmunoassay (HPLC-RIA) Method for Serum Digoxin with Improved Specificity. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"NIH Rat TSH-RP-1 was the reference preparation. Serum PRL was measured by a double antibody radioimmunoassay using reagents provided by the ..."

5. The Military Commander & the Law edited by Richard A. Gittins (1998)
"radioimmunoassay (RIA) is used to test for the presence of LSD. - Initial Test — KIMS is used to test for the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opiates, PCP, ..."

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