Metabolism Core Services and Fees
Service |
UMASS |
Academic |
Industry |
Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, surgery, and associated biochemical/hormonal assays) |
$650 |
$875 |
$1,150 |
Hyperglycemic clamp |
$650 |
$875 |
$1,150 |
Glucagon clamp |
$650 |
$875 |
$1,150 |
Organ-specific glucose metabolism (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, surgery, and associated biochemical assays for 3 organs, such as skeletal muscle, white fat, and brown fat) |
$650 |
$875 |
$1,150 |
Organ-specific lipid metabolism or de novo lipogenesis (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, surgery, and associated biochemical assays for 3 organs, such as skeletal muscle, white fat, and brown fat) |
$650 |
$875 |
$1,150 |
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) or Insulin Tolerance Test (ITT) (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, and associated biochemical assays) |
$200 |
$275 |
$500 |
1H-MRS for body composition analysis - fat/lean/water mass (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, and data analysis) |
$85 |
$120 |
$200 |
Energy balance study using TSE Metabolic Cages with environmental chamber – food/water intake, energy expenditure, respiratory exchange ratio, physical activity (including mouse per-diem, quarantine, housing, and data analysis for a 3-day measurement) |
$250 |
$350 |
$500 |
Protein/Peptide Multiplex Analysis (Luminex Technology)* |
- |
- |
- |
Customized multi-plex cytokine, chemokine, and hormone panels are available. See below for a partial list of analytes. | |||
Metabolite Analysis |
$30 |
$45 |
$60 |
Insulin Signaling Analysis* total protein levels: IR, IRS-1/2, Akt phosphorylation levels: IR, IRS-1/2, Akt |
$250 |
$350 |
$500 |
Inflammatory Signaling Analysis* total protein levels: STAT3, IKK, JNK1/2/3, NF-kB phosphorylation levels: STAT3, IKK, JNK1/2/3, NF-kB |
$250 | $350 | $500 |
Metabolic Signaling Analysis* total protein levels: AMPK phosphorylation levels: AMPK |
$250 | $350 | $500 |
Intracellular Metabolite Analysis (triglyceride) |
$250 | $350 | $500 |
Visit the national MMPC website for additional information, pricing, and placing service requests.
www.mmpc.org