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MIMR Immunoassay Facility
Available immunoassays
The various immunoassays available are listed below by category. While we have experience in all these assays, some of these are available only through collaborative means (cost-recovery, for scientific collaborations only) and are not provided as commercial services.
A selection of further readings is available to provide some details of the assays currently performed at MIMR.
Gonadotrophins/pituitary hormones
| Assay |
Type |
End User |
Species |
| FSH |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, rat, cow, sheep |
| LH |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, rat, cow |
| Growth hormone |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse |
| Prolactin |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, rat |
| TSH |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, rat |
Inhibins/activins/follistatins
| Assay |
Type |
End User |
Species |
| Inhibin (total) |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Human, mouse, rat, cow, sheep, horse* |
| Inhibin A |
ELISA |
Coll only |
Human, rat |
| Inhibin B |
ELISA |
Coll only |
Human, rat |
| Activin A |
ELISA |
Coll only |
Human, mouse, rat, cow, sheep, horse |
| Follistatin |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Human, mouse, rat, cow, sheep, horse |
* offered to equine pathology labs at $100/test as a diagnostic for ovarian tumours
Steroids
| Assay |
Type |
End User |
Species |
| Progesterone |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse |
| Estradiol |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse |
| Testosterone |
RIA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, rat |
Cytokines
| Assay |
Type |
End User |
Species |
| TNFα |
ELISA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, sheep |
| IL-6 |
ELISA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, sheep |
| IL-1β |
ELISA |
Coll/client |
Mouse, sheep |
Key
RIA = radioimmunoassay
Coll = collaborator
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