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

MiRNA qpcr problem?

Dear All, mirna primer showing some problem in the melting curve? any idea why? As attached is the melting curve. The forward sequence is obtained from miRBase and reverse primer is universal.

28 February 2021 5,008 4 View

Can MicroRNA cross the blood brain barrier?

In diseased conditions, many genes and gene products are visible in the bloodstream. So my question is whether we can find traces of microRNA which is involved in disease and disorder in blood serum?

24 February 2021 7,064 3 View

Are exogenous molecules transferred between human cells during doubling ?

Hello RG community, I wonderer whether exogenous molecules (e.g. reporter plasmids, miRNAs or other artificial molecules) are transferred between cultured human cells during their doubling ? So,...

21 February 2021 6,633 3 View

Has anyone encountered any problems with abm good microRNA primers for quantification of mature miRNAs?

I've been trying to quantitate mature microRNAs in 293T cells with and without 'X'. 2ug of total RNA (isolated by Trizol method) is converted to cDNA using All-in one microRNA cDNA synthesis kit...

17 February 2021 8,986 2 View

Is there a way in which microglia can be extracted from mice without killing them ?

I'm aiming to use an adoptive cell transfer approach, with microglia in mice with ALS. So far all the protocols I have seen, require sacrificing the mouse. I'd like to re-infuse the microglia back...

11 February 2021 9,509 1 View

What is the best way to fix plasma derived miRNA for subsequent cDNA synthesis?

I need to quantify blood plasma derived miRNA through q-RT-PCR. For this I need to fix RNA content in my cDNA reaction. What is the best way to do this? Currently, I take readings of my plasma...

03 February 2021 9,330 3 View

What is the general miRNA yield one gets from the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit?

I am using the Qiagen miRNEASY serum/plasma advanced kit, using 400ul of frozen plasma. What is the yield you get on average? I am using nanodrop currently for quantification. I am getting...

02 February 2021 8,806 2 View

How can I analyze the morphology of microglia (ramification, braches, soma, etc.) via Fiji/ImageJ?

Hey everybody, for my project I need to analyze the morphology of microglia, which I have previously stained (IHC) and scanned in a SlideScanner. Specifically, I need the ramification, number and...

31 January 2021 3,855 3 View

Which miRNA arm is a right target for analysis, 3p or 5p?

I'm working on selecting mouse miRNAs to analyze and stumbling upon one confusing issue, some of the papers do not specify which arm they analyzed and they just state something like " miR-34a was...

16 January 2021 3,792 4 View

Is negative controls necessary for western blotting?

I am trying to confirm my miRNA target by western blotting. I have a ds mimic and a ss inhibitor of my miRNA. Is it necessary to use negative controls for mimic and inhibitor? If yes, how can I...

09 January 2021 2,320 3 View