Assay kits are used to carry out analyses in a broad scope of applications including the study of targets such as drugs, molecules, disease pathways, chemical elements or compounds, and organisms. They are a routine procedure in the modern pharmaceutical, medical and forensic world as well as research and university laboratories around the globe. Assay kits come with all the necessary reagents, instructions and protocols for fast and efficient processing, allowing for repeatable results.
Radioimmunoassay, more commonly referred to as RIA in short, is a diagnostic technique used to analyze clinical samples in blood banking, endocrinology, and allergy testing. In the clinical lab, specific RIA assays can be used to test hormones (e.g Adrenaline, Noradrenaline, and more), drugs, hepatitis B surface antigen, and anti-DNA antibodies in systemic lupus (SLE). Although, radioimmunoassays involve handling of radioactive antigens, RIA diagnostic assay tests are widely used as they provide great sensitivity.