Primary vs Secondary Assays in Preclinical Testing
Before compounds can be used as medicines, they must go through rounds of testing. These can be separated into preclinical testing and clinical testing. Assays used in preclinical testing seek to test if the compound could elicit the relevant response; first, high-throughput assays are used to select a smaller number of compounds, then those that show promise are screened further to investigate the mechanism of action.
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What are the differences between primary and secondary assays used during preclinical testing?
During the preclinical testing phase of drug discovery, compounds go through a variety of assays to determine their potential as a safe drug for the treatment of the disease in question.
What is Preclinical Testing?
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