Manual on bioassays in the laboratory and their techniques

Though many reports are available on the techniques of bioassays, interpretation of results, etc. in most of the cases it is doubtful whether the bioassays have been conducted with standard procedures. The authors of this Special Publication have carried out bioassays following standard techniques and the results are included in the Ph. D. thesis of the first author and approved for the award of the Ph. D. degree by the Cochin University of Science and Technology. These results have been given as examples in this manual. This manual with its comprehensive expressions, definitions and techniques, will be of great use as a practical guide to the researchers, students and planners for conducting bioassays systematically, and interpreting the results. It also reviews most of the available reports on this important subject