Betekenis van:
incubation time
incubation time
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- (ziekte) de periode die verstrijkt tussen besmetting en de eerste symptomen of ziekteverschijnselen
- the time elapsed between exposure to a pathogenic organism, a chemical or radiation, and when symptoms and signs are first apparent.
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- The incubation time must be sufficiently long to evaluate the degradation process.
- information on the method(s) used for establishing sterile controls (e.g. temperature, time and number of autoclavings), incubation temperature,
- Prolonged incubation (several months) may be necessary if a long lag time occurs before a significant degradation of the test substance can be measured.
- Incubation should take place in the dark (preferred) or in diffuse light at a controlled (± 2 °C) temperature, which may be the field temperature or a standard temperature of 20-25 °C. Field temperature may be either the actual temperature of the sample at the sampling time or an average field temperature at the sampling site.