Provides excess human muscle cultured cells for use of a tool to rapidly and effectively evaluate the biologic activity of new compounds in human muscle tissue using receptor reporting systems.
Pricelist
Metabolism Core Costs |
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Activity |
Institutional Users |
Outside Users* |
Cell culture: propagate HSMC from biopsy |
$1,760 |
$2,492 |
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Provide excess HSMC |
$330 |
$467 |
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Maintain/treat adipose tissue in culture |
$630 / biopsy sample |
$892 |
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Adipose tissue: isolate adipocytes |
$250 |
$354 |
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Cell assays: glucose uptake in adherent cells (2-4 plates) |
$440 |
$623 |
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FFA oxidation in adherent cells (2-4 plates) |
$480 |
$680 |
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Glucose transport in suspended cells: cells either isolated in lab (see above) or provided by user. |
$525 |
$743 |
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Pyrogenicity testing |
$1,080 |
$1,529 |
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Assays: glucose specific activity in plasma |
$385 (per assay) |
$545 (per assay) |
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Calculation of glucose production and utilization |
$200 |
$312 |
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Multiplex analysis of cytokines (1 plate) |
$170 or $400 |
$241 or $566 |
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Self-operation of multiplex equipment |
$110 |
N/A |
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Long-term sample storage (-80ºC) |
$5.50 / box / month |
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Research data retrieval and collation |
$29 / hour |
$41 / hour |
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*For outside users pricing includes institutional indirect cost charges (41.6%)
| For more information, please contact: |
Ted Ciaraldi, PhD
tciaraldi@ucsd.edu
858.552.8585 x6450 |
