In an eye with Tyndall, does each dot correspond to an individual cell?

When you observe the presence of Tyndall in an inflamed eye: Does each of the small floating dots correspond to an individual cell or to an aggregate of cells? Does a conventional slit lamp have...

27 February 2021 6,326 2 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

How to interpret this FTIR spectrum of pyrolyzed hydrochar?

20 February 2021 2,840 3 View

Which statistical test is best to seperate out treatment effects meta-analysis?

I am doing a meta-analysis and am looking for some guidance on which statistical test will help me do the following. I want to understand the effect size a treatment has on a population. There...

16 February 2021 8,033 3 View

Sample preparation for ceramics i.e. iron silicate (fayalite), iron oxides, alumina, spinel mineral (hercynite)?

Recommendations in preparing ceramics for nanoindentation and in the process minimize introducing stresses from sample preparation i.e. polishing stage.

02 February 2021 6,211 3 View

How do I calculate a trend with 3 time points and 3 different groups with a small sample size in a longitudinal study?

Dear colleagues, I am working on an intervention study with 3 different groups of students. One group represents the intervention group and consists of a seminar with a practical phase and...

24 January 2021 8,051 4 View

Best method of removing au/pd coating from a mounted sample without removing the analysed material?

I have performed some SEM imaging on a conductive mounted sample which I also had to au/pd coat (10 seconds - so relatively thin coat). I would like to remove the coating and perform...

07 January 2021 2,490 4 View

PEI DNA in-vivo transfection concentration?

04 January 2021 6,908 7 View

Can XRD analyse a sample prepared for TEM?

I have samples that have been tested at high temperature (1160 and 1180 degrees) however, there are some phases formed that are not being picked up when using Raman. I am wondering if it would be...

03 January 2021 1,338 3 View

Stochastic optimization software?

Hello, I would like to know any experiences about stochastic optimization software or possibility to prepare it in Python for example. I am looking for an optimization process in Revenue...

26 November 2020 856 3 View

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

IHC on mouse liver hepatocytes?

Can anyone help me choose primary antibodies for mouse liver hepatocytes and also in conjunction Cd8 cells. Also Cd3 cells. I want to look at hepatocytes and adjacent immune cells in mice with...

01 March 2021 6,953 1 View

What is the state of the drug inside solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs)?

I am a little confuse with the mechanism of solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs). The main point of encapsulating drugs into SLNs is because some drugs have low solubility in water. Therefore, SLNs...

01 March 2021 3,703 3 View

How to avoid ulcers in s.c. injected tumors ?

Recently, we have injected s.c. B16F10 tumor cells in BL/6 mice. At around 12-15th day some animals showed ulcerations in tumors , with a big hole in the middle (it looks like a volcano). We have...

01 March 2021 9,938 3 View

How does an antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody?

Hello, I was just wondering how does a antibody have full intact antibody + half antibody? Is it because of the drug conjugation?

28 February 2021 1,577 1 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

Looking for genomic DNA extraction kits from mouse tissue (centrifuge-based, not spin-column)?

Hello. I am looking to extract genomic DNA from mouse brain and lungs and I need a kit that is not spin-column based because I need to scale up the solution amounts for 400mg tissue (most cap at...

25 February 2021 155 2 View

How do I choose contrasts in SPM8?

I am learning how to use SPM for PET and PET-MR analysis, but I haven't found any great resources that explain how contrasts work. I have a series of PET images where our hypothesis argues that...

24 February 2021 1,534 2 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

Is it harmful to breed for Cre Homozygosity initially?

Hello, I am currently using a Cas9 knock in system that will be expressed in the liver. To do so STOP codon fl/fl Cas9 KI mice were bred with Albumin-Cre mice to generate heterozgous pups, that...

24 February 2021 5,759 3 View