The Comprehensive Metabolic Core is pleased to announce the successful installation of the Metabolic Chamber (indirect calorimetry, TSE system), which is the first at NU to offer a comprehensive study of energy metabolism in awake behaving laboratory mice.
The Metabolic Chamber comprises of standard home cages and study many aspects of energy metabolism. Here is a selected list of commonly monitored parameters.
1. Food intake
2. Drinking behavior
3. Physical activity (in XYZ dimensions: horizontal and vertical)
4. Energy expenditure (via indirect calorimetry)
5. Fine movements, e.g. grooming
6. Movement at the center and/or periphery of the cage
7. Control of food access, e.g. pair feeding
All the above parameters, except 7, are monitored every 30 minutes.
The facility is located at the Chicago campus. During the study, the animal will be singly caged and the whole study usually takes 6-7 days, with first 3 days as acclimation and the rest for data analysis. The cost of the study is $8.00/mouse/day, so a 6-day study of 8 mice will cost only $384.00.
Below please find our websites.
1. Via Office for Research
http://hormone.facilities.northwestern.edu/
2. Via Feinberg
http://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/research/cores/units/met-hormone.html
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.
Best,
Wenyu Huang
Comprehensive Metabolic Core