Andrology Laboratory Manual

[WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen: its applicability to andrology laboratories in China].

The 5th edition of WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen (2010) represents a comprehensive revision. This article aims to explore the applicability of this manual to andrology laboratories in China mainland in view of sperm count analysis, sperm motility analysis, sperm morphology analysis, sperm function analysis, anti-sperm antibody and seminal plasma biochem...

Laboratory Manual of Biochemistry

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General Bacteriology: Laboratory Manual

Laboratory Manual of Biochemistry

The book consists of fourteen chapters with an appendix and an index. Chapters 1 to 10 and 13 deals with experiments on carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, en?ymes, saliva, milk, gastric digestion, pancreatic digestion, bile, blood and urine. Chapter II deals with colorimetry and chapter 12 deals with estimations of various constituents of blood. The book will be very useful to students of biochem...

Quality assurance and quality control in the laboratory andrology.

Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) are fundamental aspects of any laboratory measurement. However, in comparison with other medical disciplines, the need for QA and QC in laboratory andrology has been recognized only recently. Furthermore, there is evidence that the effort required to undertake QA and QC has not been wholly welcomed by some clinicians. Nevertheless, accrediting bod...