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FIXATION – THE TECHNIQUE OF FIXING THE TISSUES
INTRODUCTION TO FIXATION Fixation is a process by which the constituents of the cells and thereby…
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) – MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, CLINICAL FEATURES & LAB DIAGNOSIS
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) ⇒ HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the causative agent…
CLEARING OF TISSUES – THE TECHNIQUE OF MAKING THE TISSUES TRANSPARENT
INTRODUCTION TO CLEARING OF TISSUES After dehydrating the tissues, the alcohol present in them must be removed…
IMMUNITY
DEFINITION OF IMMUNITY Immunity is the state of resistance exhibited by the host body against any…
MICROTOMY – THE ART OF SECTION CUTTING
MICROTOMY – THE ART OF SECTION CUTTING Microtomy or section cutting is the technique of making…
VIRUSES – INTRODUCTION, MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION & RIVER’s POSTULATES
INTRODUCTION TO VIROLOGY Virology is the branch of microbiology that deals with the study of viruses and…
INTRODUCTION & STRUCTURE OF BACTERIA
INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA Bacteria are the large group of unicellular microorganisms that are ubiquitous in nature.…
CULTIVATION OF VIRUSES – HOW DO VIRUSES GROW IN LABORATORY?
CULTIVATION OF VIRUSES ⇒ Viruses are the obligate intracellular parasites, i.e. they strictly require a living…
ANTIGEN – DEFINITION, PROPERTIES, CLASSIFICATION
INTRODUCTION TO ANTIGENS ⇒ An antigen is a substance which when brought parenterally into the body…
ANTIBODIES – DEFINITION, STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONS & CLASSIFICATION
DEFINITION OF ANTIBODY An antibody is defined as a humoral protein that is immunoglobulin produced in…
SPECTROPHOTOMETER – PRINCIPLE, COMPONENTS, WORKING & APPLICATIONS
A spectrophotometer is an instrument used to measure absorbance at various wavelengths. It is similar to…
COLORIMETER – PRINCIPLE, COMPONENTS, WORKING & APPLICATIONS
⇒ A Colorimeter involves the measurement of Color and is the widely used method for finding the…
PREPARATION OF AN IDEAL BACTERIAL SMEAR
A bacterial smear is required particularly for the microscopic examination of the specimen or the culture…
PREPARATION OF 0.1 N SODIUM CARBONATE (Na2CO3) SOLUTION
A solution is a homogeneous mixture composed of only one phase. In such a mixture, a…
PREPARATION OF NORMAL SALINE SOLUTION
Normal Saline Solution (NSS) is commonly used in various laboratory procedures like in the preparation of…
MICROPIPETTES & GUIDELINES OF MICROPIPETTING
MICROPIPETTES….. Micropipettes are the type of air displacement pipettes that are used to transfer the small…
COLOR CODES OF VACUTAINER TUBES & ITS USES
INTRODUCTION TO VACUTAINER TUBES Vacutainer tubes were invented by Joe Kleiner and BD (Becton, Dickinson &…
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS – MORPHOLOGY, CLASSIFICATION, CULTURE, IDENTIFICATION, TOXINS & LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS
Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram +ve, round shape bacteria that are arranged in grape-like clusters.…