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Types of assay

(a) Biochemical

a. Reporter gene assay (DNA introduced to monitor)

 b. Radioligand binding assay

i. Saturation

ii. Competitioniii. !protein

i". Scintillation pro#imity assay

(b) $unctional

a. Cell acti"ity measured

i. Ca ion channel currents

 b. Bioassay

LIGAND BINDING ASSAY:

%ethod to detect and and &uantify the the binding of a ligand to its molecular target