Physiology Assays & Protocols
Note: Not all screens are currently used in our ENU research programs
Cardiovascular
- Blood smear and hematology analyzer
- Blood pressure, heart rate by tail cuff
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for details)
- Doppler aortic waveforms
- ECG
Protocols: hematology | blood pressure & heart rate | Doppler waveforms | ECG
Diabetes
- Blood glucose - fasting and after glucose challenge
Protocol: glucose tolerance
Behavior & Appearance
- Morphology & general behavior including hearing, vision, righting reflex
Protocol: Modified SHIRPA
Renal
- Blood electrolytes & creatinine
- urinalysis
Protocols: blood biochemistry | urinalysis | saphenous vein blood collection
Body Composition
- Density of bone and % fat by small animal densitometer
- Skeletal X-ray
Protocol: body composition | Skeletal X-ray
Immune
- Immunoglobulin
- Delayed Hypersensitivity
Protocol: Delayed Hypersensitivity
Learning & Memory
- Morris water maze
- Contextual & cued fear conditioning
- Pre-pulse inhibition
Protocol: learning & memory