How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 3 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

Hi. Please tell me what guidelines should i need to follow for questionaries' type research work in India. It is not hospital based work, we are conduction basic institutional based qualitative...

03 March 2021 2,037 3 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

Can we block unwanted images during the x-ray prediction?

i am try to classify the x-ray images. During classification , can i block unwanted images (except x-ray image).

03 March 2021 7,100 1 View

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03 March 2021 5,360 2 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

The procedure compute?

02 March 2021 5,204 3 View

Do head direction cells necessarily encode in an allocentric reference frame?

According to the vertebrate literature, I got the impression that head-direction cells are always anchored to an allocentric reference frame. This can easily be tested with freely moving animals....

27 January 2021 3,821 3 View

BrdU staining issue?

Hi everyone. I bumped into the difficulty that I couldn't get any signals from my brain section in the DG region of hippocampus. However, I have standardized the BrdU protocol in my brain...

13 January 2021 9,449 0 View

Which way is better for seahorse assay cell number normalization, by measuring protein or DNA?

Hi all, I'm running seahorse assay on primary hepatocytes to measure mitochondria activity. I always plate each well with same cell number. But they could still be different after 2-3 days of...

05 December 2020 5,335 2 View

What are some factors that would result in a small fEPSP?

Hi everyone, I'm consistently having small fEPSP's of approximately -0.01 mv. I've been moving the position of my electrodes and increasing the stimulation intensity but the response doesn't...

03 December 2020 7,125 7 View

What is an appropriate tip diameter size for a stimulating electrode?

I'm setting up an electrophysiology rig examining LTP in the CA1 region of the hippocampus. What is an appropriate tip diameter size for a stimulating electrode to generate fEPSP? Also, I'm...

01 December 2020 5,139 2 View

I have weird declining basal OCR profile while doing a seahorse XFe mitostress experiment. Any suggestions on what is wrong here?

Hi all. I am doing some tests with transfections and getting this weird basal OCR profile in mitostress tests. Could someone tell me what is wrong here??? The cells look perfectly fine in wells...

30 November 2020 688 2 View

How to check spread of AAV2 virus that doesn't express fluorophores?

Hi, I am injecting AAV2-Retro virus (AAV2-retro-EF1a-DIO-FLPo-WPRE-hGHpA from Addgene) that carries cre-dependent flp recombinase, in the mouse dorsal hippocampus and I need to verify that the...

08 November 2020 9,559 3 View

Which anesthesia system should I buy to perform stereotaxic surgeries in mice?

I am trying to start a protocol involving bilateral cannula implantation in specific brain regions in mice (mPFC, hippocampus). For that, I need to buy an anesthesia system. I found many...

06 November 2020 3,613 3 View

Anyone familiar with antioxidant studies on rats' brain homogenate?

I am looking for a skilled personnel in Kuwait University that is familiar with antioxidant studies using ELISA kit or other techniques on rat's brain homogenate, particularly the hippocampal and...

04 November 2020 5,481 1 View

What is the best method for miRNA expression analysis in Rat hippocampus?

Hello to all. I am performing a thesis on Cognitive disorder modeling in rats and the effect of Pharmacological Treatment on the disease and the expression of certain miRNAs. I am seeking...

14 October 2020 6,690 1 View