Esraa Zakaria

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How can i prepare ketogenic diet for mice?

I need to prepare ketogenic diet. I already know the required percentage of carb, fat and protein, but I do not know what are the ingredients that can be mixed to achieve the required percents...

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How to add DPP-4 inhibitor to blood samples to preserve GLP-1 for analysis?

To measure GLP-1 concentration in blood we must add DPP-1 inhibitor to the blood sample. I tried to dissolve linagliptin or alogliptin in DMSO but this caused severe hemolysis. Can anyone help me...

18 January 2024 2,640 1 View

To measure rat serum GLP-1, is it important to add DPP4 inhibitor during blood collection step?

I need to measure serum GLP-1 in my research and I wonder is it mandatory to add a DPP4 inhibitor (linagliptin for example) during serum collection step to protect GLP-1 from degradation or no...

25 June 2022 2,904 0 View

Why some rats do not move in novel object recognition test?

When performing novel object recognition test some rats were doing well in the familiarization phase but did not move at all in the test phase when the novel object was added to the arena. Those...

06 June 2021 3,988 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...

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