Services and Fees
We aim to provide expertise, methodologies and equipment for the study of metabolism from the cell to the whole body.
Available Services
Measurements
| Measurement Type | KU Medical Center Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Indirect Calorimetry* Metabolic Cages: 16-Cages (mouse) + isotope analysis |
$120/day | $186/day |
| Indirect Calorimetry* Metabolic Cages: 8-Cages (rat/mouse) |
$83/day | $129/day |
| Indirect Calorimetry* Metabolic Treadmills (mouse) |
$115/day | $178/day |
| Food/Water Behavior BioDAQ 32-Cages |
$24/day | $37/day |
| Body Composition | $30/hour | $47/hour |
| Total Calorimetry Analysis** Bomb Calorimetry |
$20/sample | $31/sample |
| Mitochondrial Energetics Analysis** O2k High Resolution Respirometers - with sample prepraration |
$91/sample | $141/sample |
| Mitochondrial Energetics Analysis** O2k High Resolution Respirometers - withouth sample preparation |
$63/sample | $98/sample |
| Mitochondrial Energetics Analysis** Flouromax Fluorometer |
$91/sample | $141/sample |
Environmental and Behavioral Stimuli
| Service | KU Medical Center Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise or Change in Activity Treadmills |
$15/hour | $23/hour |
| Exercise or Change in Activity Voluntary Running Wheel Caging |
$14/day | $22/day |
| Long-term Thermoneutral Housing 32-Cages (maintain mice at 28-32℃) |
$15/day | $23/day |
| Cold or Heat Stress Short-term Ambient Temperature Cabinets*** |
$16/day | $25/day |
Labor
| Service | KU Medical Center Rate | External Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Service Labor |
$75/hour | $116/hour |
BioDaq, EchoMRI, treadmills, wheel caging, and thermoneutral caging are available by open scheduling through Calira following training.
*Metabolic Cages are restricted access managed by metabolism core staff only.
**Total calorimetry analysis and mitochondrial energetic analysis are specialty analysis performed by metabolism core staff only.
***Temperature cabinet use must be coordinated with LAR.