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<term>
  <id>14148</id>
  <title>image-based assay</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - image-based assay</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.14148</doi>
  <code>14148</code>
  <status>current</status>
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      <id>1</id>
      <text>Assay in which image analysis algorithms that determine the compartmentalization of fluorescent probes give topological as well as quantitative information.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>The use of automated cellular imaging for screening has been made possible by the development of digital imaging technology.</item>
      </notes>
      <links>
        <item>
          <term>high-content screening</term>
          <url>https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14141</url>
        </item>
      </links>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2011, 83, 1129. 'Glossary of terms used in biomolecular screening (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1143 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-09-05-03)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
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  <citation>Citation: 'image-based assay' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14148</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-04-17T21:11:23+00:00</accessed>
</term>
