The precision and comparative sensitivity of interferon assays
Finter, N.B.
Texas Reports on Biology and Medicine 35: 161-166
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-4675 PMID: 358442 Document Number: 118601
Any interferon assay essentially measures the potency of unknown samples relative to each other or to a standard. The reliability of such measurements of relative potency, i.e. the precision of the assay, is a key feature of any method. In contrast, sensitivity is seldom a characteristic of great importance in an assay. Nevertheless, relatively high sensitivity can often be achieved quite readily by a suitable choice of cells and challenge virus.
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