Table 8 Assay table data fields.

From: An EPA database on the effects of engineered nanomaterials-NaKnowBase

 

Description

AssayID

Unique (within publication) numerical identifier to link an assay to entries in other tables

publication_DOI

Reference to DOI of source publication

AssayType

Type of assay performed (e.g. in vivo, in vitro)

AssayName

Name of the Assay performed (e.g. cell viability

medium_MediumID

Reference to Medium ID of the medium used in this assay

medium_publication_DOI

Reference to DOI of medium’s source publication

material_MaterialID

Reference to Material ID of the material used in this assay

material_publication_DOI

Reference to DOI of material’s source publication

  1. The experiments performed in the publication were recorded in the Assay and Parameter tables. An assay was considered to be the experiment at large, while parameters were the experimental constants (such as the species being studied) and variables (dosage concentrations or exposure durations). Rows in Assay were uniquely identified through the DOI and an incrementing ID. Assays were assigned an Assay Type from a defined list of terms like “in vitro” and “in vivo”. AssayName held the common name for the experiment being performed. Each row in the assay table referenced a material and medium by their respective DOI-ID combinations.
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