About the Core
The Mouse Metabolism and Phenotyping Core is a comprehensive fee-for-service rodent phenotyping core providing investigators with a wide variety of state of the art equipment and techniques. We work to standardize key methodologies, and to expedite comprehensive research analyses on diseases related to cancer, cardiovascular dysfunction, metabolic disorders, mouse models of human disease and drug studies.
CLAMS
Monitor indirect calorimetry parameters, food/water consumption, activity and core body temp using CLAMS.
Home Cage Activities
Evaluate locomotor activity and exploratory behavior with our home cage activity setup.
Seahorse
Mitochondrial biogenesis using XF-24 Seahorse
Vevo 2100
Perform mouse or rat ultrasound imaging with our VisualSonics Vevo 2100 Ultrasound.
ECGenie
Monitor electrocardiograms in the conscious mouse using the ECGenie.
