Does anybody know how to prepare sugar-stock solution for cell culture experiment?

Hi. I would like to prepare stock solution for glucose or galactose or lactose for cell culture experiment. I will be very happy if you can give me tips, such as: in what (PBS, medium) to dissolve...

06 July 2018 5,314 1 View

Has anyone experienced with GLUCOSE tolerance test in neonatal mice pups (P0-P1)?

I would like to make the test in mouse pups (P0/P1). I thought to use 2 ways: via gavage and IPGTT. 1) Could you suggest me the size of the tube and of the syringe that should be used for the...

05 June 2018 7,689 0 View

Has anyone experienced with LACTOSE tolerance test with mice?

Dear RG-friends, I would like to do a lactose tolerance test in mouse newborns by measurement of the blood glucose level with a normal glucometer. I am wondering if someone did it and if kindly...

05 June 2018 7,136 2 View

What is the best way to isolate total RNA from plasma?

Dear RG-friends, I would like to isolate total RNA from plasma. Many thanks in advance for your timing and consideration. Best Regards, Mario

03 April 2018 1,662 2 View

Does anyone have experience with smooth muscle cell transfection?

Dear RGs, I would like to run transfection experiments by using rat primary SMCs and I am wondering if someone can give advices about it. Thank you so much in advance. Best Regards, Mario

10 November 2017 2,453 4 View

What is the best and easy and fast way to knockdown a gene in adult rat?

08 September 2017 261 0 View

Cerament and cell therapy ?

07 August 2017 8,866 0 View

Can Dot Blot be of help when Western Blot does not work for certain Abs?

It was not possible to see any expected band for the target, with a very low molecular weight (8-12 kD), by WB. The membrane was very clean after incubation with Ab-I-AbII. Probably we lost...

02 March 2016 7,273 4 View

Freezing and culturing Human T-cells?

Please, Could you tell me what is the best condition (cell density/media..)to freeze and to culture human T-cells? How long can T-cells be in culture? Thank you in advance Mario

01 February 2016 5,634 3 View

What does the ratio phospholamban/SERCA (at message level) mean?

31 December 2015 8,131 2 View

How the wettability of rock sample can be changed by ageing in pure hydrocarbon oils only?

I want to do wettability analysis of hydrocarbon oil (octane)/rock/surfactant solution system. but to do the analysis first I have to make rock surface oil-wet. Since hydrocarbon oil does not have...

27 February 2021 5,383 3 View

What is the suitable range of Sulfur content and Viscosity of Heavy fluid Oil that used in Kiln?

What is the disadvantages of high sulfur content to the ceramic burning process? and what is the effect of outranged viscosity?

24 February 2021 8,219 2 View

How can Gamma Ray API units be converted to CPS (counts per second)?

Oil and gas companies run gamma ray tool and take readings in API units while Gamma ray is also noted in cps, so how these units can be converted into each other?

24 February 2021 7,545 2 View

How to remove compound ( Europium complex ) from paraffin oil?

How can I remove my compound from paraffin oil? Mistakenly my compound fell in an oil. Compound = Europium complex

22 February 2021 5,667 2 View

When I mix oil and NaOH solution, Why solid layer in the surface is formed?

During my trial for lubricant oil re-refinery process, I use NaOH as coagulant agent. After overnight of gravity settling, a solid layer in the surface was form. what product is that? since the...

22 February 2021 2,116 4 View

The type of filter paper used to filter an epoxidized oil (the mixture is an epoxidized oil with magnesium sulfate) ?

I have a mixture of epoxidized oil and magnesium sulfate wich type of filtre paper should i use

21 February 2021 3,944 3 View

What reaction will occur when adding hexamine into ammonium nitrate in an acidic medium?

Hello, I am investigating properties of water in oil emulsion explosives. And adding hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine) into one of the phases that are used to make the emulsion should increase the...

21 February 2021 8,680 1 View

How can we study the adsorption efficiency of microgel at the oil-water interface?

I am studing the mircogel at oil-water interface. I want to know the adsorb amount of microgel at the oil water interface. How we can determine this amount?. I will highly appreciate your...

19 February 2021 2,787 1 View

Does anyone know, can i do cryosectioning of whole aorta after oil red O staining and use the cryosection parts for further analysis?

I would like to quantify the lesions on aorta. I want to take image of atherosclerotic plaques formation in aorta by using O red Oil Solution. After the staining, what will be the storage...

16 February 2021 5,876 2 View

Can any one explain why the ethyl ester Biodiesel (FAEE) has higher than that of the metyl ester FAME- both of them are derived from the same oil?

Biodiesels derived from waste vegetable oil transesterification with Ethanol (FAEE) show higher peroxide values than those derived by transesterification with methanol (FAME) prepared under the...

13 February 2021 193 6 View