Part one: introduction. Nucleic acid hybridization test formats: strategies and applications ; Nonradioactive labeling methods for nucleic acids -- Part two: detection methods. Detection of alkaline phosphatase by time-resolved fluorescence ; Detection of alkaline phosphatase by bioluminescence ; Detection of DNA on membrances with alkaline phosphatase-labeled probes and chemiluminescent ; Detection of alkaline phosphatase by colorimetry ; Detection of horseradish peroxidase by enhanced chemiluminescence ; Detection of horseradish peroxidase by colorimetry ; Detection of glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase by bioluminescence ; Detection of lanthanide chelates by time-resolved fluorescence ; Detection of lanthanide chelates and multiple labeling strategies based on time-resolved fluorescence ; Detection of acridinium esters by chemiluminescence ; Detection of energy transfer and fluorescence quenching -- Index.