PART A: QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS1. Reactions of Carbohydrates2. Reactions of Proteins3. Urine AnalysisPART B: SPECIALISED TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTATION4. Introduction to Commonly Used Instruments5. Chromatography6. Electrophoresis7. Autoanalyser and Quality ControlPART C: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY8. Blood Collection and Handling,Preparation of Serum and Plasma for Analysis9. Plasma Glucose Estimation10. Glucose Tolerance Test11. Estimation of Serum Total Cholesterol12. Serum Urea Estimation13. Serum Creatinine Estimation and the Creatinine Clearance Test14. Serum Total Protein Estimation15. Serum Albumin Estimation and the A/G Ratio16. Estimation of Serum Bilirubin17. Serum Transaminases [ALT (SGPT) and AST (SGOT)]18. Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Estimation19. Serum Uric Acid Estimation20. Serum Na+ and K+ EstimationPART D: METABOLIC STUDIES21. The Respiration of Mitochondria and Oxidative Phosphorylation22. Effect of Inhibitors on the Respiratory ChainPART E: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY23. Molecular Biology24. The Isolation of DNA from Pig Spleen25. The Isolation of RNA From Yeast26. The Estimation of DNA by the Diphenylamine Reaction27. The Estimation of RNA by Means of the Orcinol Reaction28. The Isolation of Bacterial DNA29. The Isolation and Characterization of Eukaryotic mRNAAppendix IAppendix IIIndex