What is uses of RIA?

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What are the uses of RIA?

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Uses of RIA:

• Using this technique, the concentration of important biological components like vitamins (B₁₂, Folic acid), hormones (Thyroxine, Triodothyroxine, T₃, Cortisol, Testosterone, Estrogen, Tropic hormone etc.) drugs (Digoxin, Digitoxin etc.) and
  antigenic substances can be determined.
• For the diagnosis of abnormalities of endocrine glands, radioimmunoassays are very useful. For example presence of an excessive amount of some hormones in the blood may be a result of hyperactivity of endocrine gland or due to the impact of the tropic hormone, such questions can only be answered by this technique.
• This technique is useful for the diagnosis of insulinoma, tumour etc which will help in the proper treatment of these diseases.