Bohr effect- Oxygen dissociation curve and effects of CO2
Oxygen dissociation curve The effect of carbon dioxide and acidity favor the formation of Oxyhaemoglobin at low concentration of CO2 and H+ ion and causes […]
Chloride shift/Hamburger phenomenon
Chloride shift/Hamburger phenomenon The greater proportion (70%) of carbon dioxide is transported in the form of bicarbonates. The CO2 reacted with the water of the […]
Acid-Fast staining (Ziehl-Neelsen technique): principle, requirements and procedure
Acid-Fast staining (Ziehl-Neelsen technique): Principle: Acid fast staining is a differential staining technique which differentiate acid fast and non-acid fast bacteria. Mycobacterium species contains large […]
Mechanism of respiration in Human
Entire physiology of respiration involves following steps Breathing or pulmonary ventilation External respiration Transport of O2 to tissue Internal respiration Transport of CO2 from tissue […]
Gram staining technique
Gram staining technique Introduction Staining techniques are of different types, such as simple staining, negative staining and differential staining. Gram staining is an example of […]
Simple staining technique
Simple staining technique Introduction It is very difficult to observe microorganisms by our naked eyes because they are very minute and transparent as well as […]
Physiology of digestion
Physiology of digestion Digestion: Digestion is the process of gradual break down of foods that we eat in a soluble form suitable for absorption. For […]
Difference between glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway
Difference between glycolysis and pentose phosphate pathway Characteristics Glycolysis Pentose phosphate pathway Types of pathway Major energy yielding pathway for carbohydrate metabolism Biosynthetic […]
Difference between batch, fed-batch and continuous culture technique
Difference between batch, fed- batch and continuous culture technique Difference between batch, fed-batch and continuous culture technique Characteristics Batch culture Fed-batch culture Continuous culture Cultivation […]
Cultivation technique of bacteria: Batch, Fed-batch and Continuous culture technique
Cultivation technique of bacteria: Batch, Fed-batch and Continuous culture technique There are three techniques for cultivation of bacteria. Batch culture technique Fed-batch culture technique Continuous […]