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

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

What should be the duration of exposure to simulated space environments with Rodents?

Hi, I am currently working on a pilot study to get some data related to the impact of long duration spaceflight to the microbiome and the immune system. I plan to use rats and simulate...

22 February 2021 592 1 View

How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor using DFT ?

Dear friends, I am a beginner at DFT calculation. I have done a structure optimization using DFT- B3LYP/6-31G*, Nevertheless, I don't know How to calculate the Atomic Polar Tensor (APT) in...

17 February 2021 9,082 3 View

How can you tell if your organotypic slice culture is healthy ?

I'm working on organotypic cerebellar slice cultures from postnatal rats and I'm not sure how to tell if the slices are healthy at any given point. I know there should be a lot of microglial...

15 February 2021 2,830 2 View

Why daily dexamethasone given to rats fed high fat/fructose/salt cause very high mortality rate?

rats were given daily dexamethasone in drinking water corresponding to 0.5 mg/kg or 2 mg/kg. These rats are simultaneously fed 25% fat, 3% salt in diet and 10% fructose in drinking water but...

15 February 2021 7,634 2 View

Can anyone suggest a way to dissolve insulin which is for rat/mouse injection?

We are trying to inject insulin to rat or mouse, but the insulin we've got is powder, and there are many ways for dissolve, like in saline, PBS, DMSO, or in Tris-HCl, can anyone give us a...

13 February 2021 8,426 10 View

How do I fix tissue rolling while cutting frozen rat brain section with a cryostat?

I am cutting rat brain sections at 20um at -20C. The tissue is cutting nicely out of the O.C.T solution, but I can not get a decent section to adhere to the slide. I have included an image.

09 February 2021 1,345 5 View

Which Journals would you advise to submit a Letter which briefly talks about neurosurgical treatment of neuro-oncological patient during Sars-COV-2?

Possibily not an open access journal which does not add any publishing costs once being accepted. Thank you in advance

09 February 2021 717 6 View

Does Gaussian 09W software take too long to give a result if we have a large chemical structure ?

DFT - gaussviev - gaussian09W - HOMO - LUMO

08 February 2021 6,012 5 View

Endothelial Functional Assays & Conditions?

Hi everyone, I would greatly appreciate it if someone can shed light on certain endothelial functional assays and their conditions. I often notice that protocols are run with serum-free media, or...

05 February 2021 7,276 1 View