The phrase "assay lab" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a laboratory that conducts assays, which are tests or analyses to determine the composition or quality of a substance.
Example: "The samples were sent to the assay lab for detailed analysis of their mineral content."
Alternatives: "testing laboratory" or "analysis lab".
Cells were seeded at a density of 5 10×103 cells per well in 96 well plates (for viability assays), Lab-Tek II Chamber Slides (Sigma Aldrich, St Louis, MO) (for TUNEL staining) or 3 6×104 cells in 24 well plates (for all other assays) approximately 20 hours prior to transfection.
In this first phase, 11/12 laboratories chose the IFNγ ELISPOT assay, one lab (Z10) a FACS-based intracellular IFNγ staining and one lab performed both assays (Z7).
"Mignot told Science that while attempting to develop a diagnostic test for narcolepsy based on the assay, 'my lab could not make the ELISpot test work.' ".
Cellular ferritin and total protein concentration in Caco-2 cells exposed to the rice digests were determined on an aliquot of the cell suspension with an immunoradiometric assay (RAMCO Lab, TX, USA) and a spectrophotometric assay (Bio-Rad, CA, USA), respectively.
Total plasma cholesterol and triglycerides were measured using the CHOD-DAOS method (WAKO, Richmond, VA) and an enzymatic assay (Stanbio Lab, Boerne, TX).
All laboratories perform population-based sequencing of the full protease gene and at minimum codons 28 225 of the reverse transcriptase gene by means of commercial assays (Viroseq version 1, PE Biosystems; Virsoseq version 2, Abbott AG; vircoTYPE HIV-1 assay, Virco Lab) and in-house methods [ 9].
In vitro LRRK2 kinase activity was measured using Transcreener ADP FI Assay (BellBrook Labs).
Serum HCV antibodies were detected by second-/third-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (Abbott Lab, Chicago, IL, USA).
