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

How does the gut microbiome affect the fibrotic process within the liver?

and Can the gut microbe be used for the treatment or diagnosis of liver fibrosis?

02 March 2021 557 2 View

Can I arbitrarily take a cycle number of 40 for the gene that was not expressed at all in qPCR results calculation?

I ran RT-qPCR for a control and a treated group and it appears that my gene of interest was not expressed at all in any of the subjects in the control group. So I was wondering if I could...

20 February 2021 6,243 10 View

Does anyone know if the Quantstudio 3 qPCR machine requires a passive reference when Using SYBR? I ran a qPCR and got the plot in the attached file.?

I know that my target is in my sample as I extracted it from cell culture myself. These plots show some amplification. The first one seems O.K for the first 36 cycles but then collapses at the...

14 February 2021 2,809 2 View

Are there any exception like work hardening in metals elastic limit due to dynamic loading?

The samples made out of spring steel are taken from same lot. The specimens were shaped following heating to forging temperature - Forming- Hardening -Tempering methods. After storage of almost 6...

11 February 2021 952 6 View

Having trouble with qPCR amplification plots. My curve's never seem to reach a plateau. Any ideas?

The parameters of the curve all seem acceptable, typically reactions results are above 0.9852, -3.1 to -3.6 slope, and 90-110% reaction efficiency. The results seem to be what I would expect from...

04 February 2021 1,138 3 View

Queries regarding the rain flow counting algorithm?

02 February 2021 9,790 2 View

Cutoff for asv reads?

I got my fungi sequences back from Illumina Miseq sequencing and I'm wondering how many reads do you use as a cutoff? ie. do you delete anything with less than 100 reads? I can't seem to find any...

28 January 2021 5,646 4 View

PCR primers bind to specific DNA at specific temperatures but not other temperatures?

I ran PCR in order to analyze a P-element excision on a mutant drosophila line. My results were not conclusive, however that is beside the point. I ran a temperature gradient in order to optimize...

25 January 2021 9,164 11 View

HPLC: how to calculate violaxanthin area if it overalps with neoxanthin?

Does anybody know of, or have a method suitable for HPLC analysis that allows to separate violaxanthin from neoxanthin? I want to quantify the xanthophyll cycle (violaxanthin, antheraxanthin and...

21 January 2021 5,775 5 View

the product size is 191bp would it be a problem during conventional pcr?

I have designed a primer for Bacillus subtilis sfp gene. As I have mentioned the size is 191 bp. however I need some suggestions regarding PCR temperatures and cycle length. As the it is smaller...

09 January 2021 8,309 4 View