QUEBEC METABOLIC PHENOTYPING CORE
Located at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, the Quebec Metabolic Phenotyping Core (QMPC) provides specialized services that are essential in phenotyping pre-clinical models with metabolic diseases and a unique pipeline for neurometabolic pharmacology.
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Core director
Alexandre Caron, PhD
OUR SERVICES
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Rodent Brain Bank
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> 3,000 brain specimens from rodents subjected to various experimental conditions
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Energy metabolism
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Indirect calorimetry
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Temperature-controlled environment
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Body temperature (telemetry)
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Locomotor activity
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Cold tolerance
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Circadian rhythm
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Bomb calorimeter
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Glucose metabolism
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Glucose tolerance test
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Insulin tolerance test
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Lactate-pyruvate tolerance test
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In vivo insulin signaling
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In vivo glucose uptake assay
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Continuous glucose monitoring (telemetry)
Lipid metabolism
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In vivo fatty acid uptake assay
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In vivo & ex vivo lipolysis
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Neurometabolism
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Patch-clamp electrophysiology
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Osmolarity
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Robot Stereotaxic System
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In situ hybridization
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Sleep staging (Electroencephalogram & Electromyography)
Drug discovery
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Pipelines for drug repositioning
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Hybrid Multimode Microplate Reader with injectors (BRET/FRET/ELISA)
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Liver Perfusion System
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Primary hepatocytes
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