Primary vs Secondary Assays in Preclinical Testing
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. Image Credit: unoL / Shutterstock.com What are the differences between primary and secondary assays used during preclinical t...