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Descriptor
English
:
Inhibitory Concentration 50
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Concentración 50 Inhibidora
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Concentração Inibidora 50
Synonyms
English
:
Concentration 50, Inhibitory
IC50
Tree Number:
E05.940.350
G07.690.936.563
Definition
English
:
The concentration of a compound needed to reduce
population growth
of organisms, including
eukaryotic cells
, by 50% in vitro. Though often expressed to denote in vitro antibacterial activity, it is also used as a benchmark for cytotoxicity to
eukaryotic cells
in
culture.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
LETHAL DOSE 50
, determined in
animals
See Related
English
:
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
History Note
English
:
99
Record Number:
33878
Unique Identifier:
D020128
Occurrence in VHL
:
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