Why genetic models (TG, KI, KO) are induced far more common in mouse than in rat?

My question is concerning models of neurodegenrative diseases.

11 July 2019 2,713 1 View

Does anyone know questionnaire to measure coenesthesic sensations in schizophrenia?

04 May 2016 2,223 4 View

Which of the Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunoprotection and why?

I want to know which of the available Covid-19 Vaccines would elicit the best immunological response and why

02 March 2021 1,388 3 View

What could be some reasons why unstimulated monocytes are getting activated?

Im doing PBMC isolation -> CD14+ enrichment using magnetic beads -> stimulation setup. My negative control is just cells in cRPMI but they seem to get activated over and over again.

28 February 2021 7,883 3 View

Experimental Design: How deal with pseudreplicates with immunological and clinical-chemical paramaeters?

Hello everybody, I am investigating the influence of a toxinon various clinical-chemical and haematological parameters in fish. I have three treatments (control, low dose, high dose) in my...

24 February 2021 1,243 1 View

Looking for advices and tips to improve the staining and the gating strategy in human blood?

Hi, I am staining a human blood with CD19, CD3,CD14 and CD16. My gating strategy in FlowJo goes like this: - First, I gate a general population SSC-A VS FSC-A => Then gate for single cells, =>...

21 February 2021 5,724 4 View

How T cells recognise non-peptide antigens?

This might sound very basic question, but please share with me an explanation of how the T cell is activated when the antigen is not a peptide? What happens? And what are the molecules involved in...

21 February 2021 564 3 View

How to accurately measure cytokines levels for my university research proposal?

Hello, i am writing a theoretical research proposal for one of my university assignments regarding Covid-19. The brief is pretty relaxed and i have chosen to conduct a study on how the...

11 February 2021 908 5 View

Macrophages in culture not growing/ dying or detaching . Why ?

Hello, I am an undergraduate student doing my dissertation, where I isolate PBMCs from leucocyte cones in order to plate monocytes and allow for macrophage differentiation. Although the numbers...

09 February 2021 5,334 8 View

What is the best method of preparing cell supernatant samples for a Luminex assay to detect cytokines ?

I am planning to run a Luminex assay using cell supernatant to assess cytokine secretion by tumor cells. I came across different methods in literature; some suggest seeding in complete media and...

03 February 2021 4,867 3 View

What M1 and M2 markers can I use for flow cytometry ?

Hi, I'm a student and I'm doing an internship. I need to asses the M1 and M2 populations of a culture using flow cytometry. From my researches, I know that this is subject to some controversy, as...

26 January 2021 299 3 View

Does euthanasia by CO2 inhalation cause NF-kB activation in mouse heart or body in general?

I was wondering if euthanizing mice by carbon dioxide inhalation would cause activation of NF-kB inflammatory response?

26 January 2021 4,096 2 View