competitive binding assay
[ kəm-pĕt′ĭ-tĭv ]
n.
An assay in which a biologically specific binding agent competes for radioactively labeled or unlabeled compounds, used especially to measure the concentration of hormone receptors in a sample by introducing a radioactively labeled hormone.
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- competent,
- competently,
- competing,
- competition,
- competitive,
- competitive exclusion,
- competitive exclusion principle,
- competitive inhibition,
- competitively,
- competitor
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