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20:15 Jan 27, 2008 |
German to English translations [PRO] Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) | |||||
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| Selected response from: Christopher Kennedy France Local time: 13:18 | ||||
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4 +1 | coupled |
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4 +1 | attached |
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3 +1 | bound to |
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bound to Explanation: It almost depends on what comes next. If its a strong bond then you could say it was "bonded with" and if not it might be acceptable to say "carried by". |
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coupled Explanation: *To couple antibodies* is a term quite commonly used in the laboratory from my personal experience. I think it’s fine to use for a popular description of an immunoassay. One reference (of many): Assays that use an antibody coupled to a colored latex bead require a larger pore size... www.devicelink.com/ivdt/archive/96/05/007.html |
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attached Explanation: vewrb pretty often used in such contexts, avoiding pitfalls of specifics (biochemistry, enzymatics etc) Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/11217155... |
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