Analyte
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5491-5_200391
Definition
An analyte is the substance or chemical constituent that is undergoing analysis. It is the substance being measured in an analytical procedure. For instance, in an immunoassay, the analyte may be the ligand or the binder.
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