ensayo in vitro

English translation: in vitro assay

08:01 May 12, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / Ensayo in-vitro
Spanish term or phrase: ensayo in vitro
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I am translating a document (Spanish to English) about a medication and it talks about the "tests" done with this medication. I have the expresion "ensayo in vitro", but I have found different possible translations: in vitro assay/trial/test/study. Which one is more accurate or natural from a native point of view?

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Nomada
Spain
Local time: 11:32
English translation:in vitro assay
Explanation:

In Vitro Assays | Charles Riverwww.criver.com › products-services › discovery-services
In Vitro Immuno-Oncology Assays – Exploit the complex TME with developed single cell and co-culture assays to monitor an immunotherapeutic's interaction with specific cell types such as T cells, natural killer cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, and fibroblasts.

Use of in vitro assays to predict the efficacy of ... - NCBIwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pubmed
A positive in vitro assay was defined as a 20% inhibition (compared with control) for the RTE and A427 assays and a 60% inhibition for the MMOC assay at ...
by VE Steele - ‎1996 - ‎Cited by 66 - ‎Related articles

An in vitro assay and artificial intelligence approach to ...www.nature.com › scientific reports › articles
Sep 26, 2019 - An in vitro assay and artificial intelligence approach to determine rate constants of nanomaterial-cell interactions. Edward Price &; Andre J.
by E Price - ‎2019 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles

In Vitro Assays - Sartoriuswww.sartorius.com › ... › Cell Biology › CAR-T Research
Trusted in vitro assay technologies to ensure that you don't compromise your ambition. In vitro assays, from simple cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration ...

In Vitro Assay Services - Horizon Discoveryhorizondiscovery.com › research-services › in-vitro-ass...
In Vitro Assay Services. Overview; Our Offerings. Discover more biology, faster! Cell Based Assays. Our scientists are experts in the development and application ...
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Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:32
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4 +5in vitro tests
Jeanie Eldon
4 +2in vitro assay
Muriel Vasconcellos
4In vitro assays
Mercedes Sanchez
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Tests, trials, studies, assays
neilmac

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ensayo
in vitro tests


Explanation:
The 3 options, "tests", "trials" and "studies" are used but I note that the EU glossaries prefer "in vitro tests"



Example sentence(s):
  • Information gap for example, new testing required Select test, consider available in vitro tests

    https://www.echa.europa.eu/search?p_p_id=echasearch_WAR_echaportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=normal&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_c
Jeanie Eldon
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  EirTranslations
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agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
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agree  Tim Friese: Yes but all options given are good and any of them may be best in a given context/subfield
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agree  Micaela Ruiz
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agree  Leonardo Locatelli
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in vitro assay


Explanation:

In Vitro Assays | Charles Riverwww.criver.com › products-services › discovery-services
In Vitro Immuno-Oncology Assays – Exploit the complex TME with developed single cell and co-culture assays to monitor an immunotherapeutic's interaction with specific cell types such as T cells, natural killer cells, macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, and fibroblasts.

Use of in vitro assays to predict the efficacy of ... - NCBIwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pubmed
A positive in vitro assay was defined as a 20% inhibition (compared with control) for the RTE and A427 assays and a 60% inhibition for the MMOC assay at ...
by VE Steele - ‎1996 - ‎Cited by 66 - ‎Related articles

An in vitro assay and artificial intelligence approach to ...www.nature.com › scientific reports › articles
Sep 26, 2019 - An in vitro assay and artificial intelligence approach to determine rate constants of nanomaterial-cell interactions. Edward Price &; Andre J.
by E Price - ‎2019 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles

In Vitro Assays - Sartoriuswww.sartorius.com › ... › Cell Biology › CAR-T Research
Trusted in vitro assay technologies to ensure that you don't compromise your ambition. In vitro assays, from simple cell proliferation, differentiation, and migration ...

In Vitro Assay Services - Horizon Discoveryhorizondiscovery.com › research-services › in-vitro-ass...
In Vitro Assay Services. Overview; Our Offerings. Discover more biology, faster! Cell Based Assays. Our scientists are experts in the development and application ...

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 03:32
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  neilmac: I got 1,320,000 results for "in vitro assay" in a Google search, although the other terms are fine too.
5 hrs
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agree  Chema Nieto Castañón: No doubt "in vitro assay" is the most accurate equivalent here. Saludos, Muriel.
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In vitro assays


Explanation:
Respecto a tu pregunta, yo aportaría lo siguiente, aunque traducidos al castellano son bastante similares:

Para "In vitro" suelo usar generalmente "estudio"
In vitro study: estudio (preclínico) in vitro.
Suele utilizarse en referencia a estudios de fase 0.

Los demás términos que mencionas los suelko usra así:

Assay: lo uso más en el sentido de valoración o evaluación, por ejemplo para cantidad de principio activo u otra sustancia. Tal como en "La evaluación (assay) del ensayo no mencionaba la presencia de toxinas".


Trial

Lo uso como sinónimo de "intervention study: estudio de intervención".
No es necesariamente sinónimo de"clinical trial (ensayo clínico)"
Cuando efectivamente se trata de un ensayo clínico de
intervención con fármacos, por «intervención» se entiende
administración del fármaco o del placebo investigados

Test

Este es más genérico, como sinónimo de prueba, ensayo, examen, análisis, experimento, hacer una prueba [o análisis o ensayo o examen],analizar, examinar.
También está admitido el anglicismo "test".

Study

Lo uso en protocolos "protocolo de un estudio clínico".
Se trata de un término en el que se suelen detallar los
objetivos y los métodos de un estudio clínico.

Mercedes Sanchez
Spain
Local time: 11:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Reference comments


10 hrs
Reference: Tests, trials, studies, assays

Reference information:
As the asker wants to know which sounds "most natural" to a native speaker, I'd say it depends on the context.
For starters, a study is not the same as a test or assay, as it usually takes longer and might consist of several tests or trials.
And in order to choose the Goldilocks option, I think we would need more context, showing exactly how the term is being used in the source text.
I personally like "assay" because it reminds me of Foghorn Leghorn... :)

Example sentence(s):
  • An assay is an investigative (analytic) procedure in laboratory medicine, pharmacology, ...

    https://www.biooutsource.com/biosafety/assays/in-vitro-assays/
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/in-vitro-assay
neilmac
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