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Assays by Therapeutic Area


Assays for Evaluation of Genetically Modified Animals and Pharmacological Compounds

Cardiovascular Function
-  Hypertension 
-  Thrombosis 
-  Exercise Capacity


Cross Therapeutic Assays
-  Automated Blood Chemistry Panel (ACE)
-  Urine Chemistry
-  Hematology 5 Parts Differential Cell Count
-  Body Weight Measurements
-  Organ Weights
-  Histopathology


CNS / Behavior
Anxiety & Depression
-  Elevated Plus Maze for Anxiety 
-  Novel Environment-Induced Feeding Suppression for Anxiety 
-  Open Field for Locomotion and Anxiety 
-  Tail Suspension Test for Depression
-  Marble Burying Test for Anxiety*
Learning & Memory 
-  Novel Object Recognition for Learning and Memory* 
-  Radial Arm Maze Assay for Learning and Memory
Motor Strength & Coordination
-  Rotarod Assay for Motor Coordination 
-  Inverted Grid Test for Motor Performance and Strength* 
Schizophrenia
-  Startle Amplitude and Pre-Pulse Inhibition for Schizophrenia 
-  Attentional Set Shifting Assay for Schizophrenia
General CNS / Behavior
-  Pentylenetetrazole- (PTZ-) induced Seizures 
-  Irwin Observational Battery 
-  Long Term Monitoring for Activity 
-  Feeding Behavior (Food Intake) 
-  Micturition (Urinary Bladder Function) 


Immunology & Inflammation 
-  Animal Disease Models 
-  Other In Vivo Bioassays 
-  Ex Vivo Bioassays


Metabolism, Diabetes and Obesity
-  Body Weight and Body Composition
-  Energy Homeostasis
-  Glucose Homeostasis
-  Specialized Blood Chemistries
-  Pyruvate Tolerance Test for Gluconeogenesis* (Diabetes)

Neurodegeneration Assays
Primary Neuronal Cell Culture Assays with 
Stress Paradigms
-  Ceramide-Induced Apoptosis 
-  Glutamate-NMDA Excitotoxicity 
-  Lactacystin-Induced Apoptosis 
-  Staurosporine-Induced Apoptosis 
-  Vitamin K-induced Necrosis 
-  In Vvo Kainic Acid Challenge


Oncology
-  Breast
-  Colon
-  Ovarian
-  Prostate


Pain
- Thermal Pain 
-  Chemically-Induced Inflammatory Pain 
-  Mechanical Pain 
-  Neuropathic Pain Models 
-  Arthritic Pain 
-  Visceral Pain 
-  Forced Erection Test


Sexual Health 
-  Forced Erection Test
-  Male Contact Sexual Behavior 
-  Female Contact Sexual Behavior 
-  Male Fertility 
-  Serum Testosterone Levels


Assays in Development
-  Attentional Set Shifting Assay for Schizophrenia
-  Marble Burying Test for Anxiety
-  Pyruvate Tolerance Test for Gluconeogenesis (Diabetes)
-  Radial Arm Maze Assay for Learning and Memory 
-  Sensory Gating Assay (Auditory Evoked Potentials) 
 

* Assays in Development (planned for early 2009)

 

 

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