Assay core services

Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR), located within the University of Edinburgh, houses an Assay core service that specialises in optimising and validating immunoassays, running automated analysers for steroid and protein hormones, and biochemistry analytes. Operated by Dr Kirsten Wilson expert advice on sample collection, matrices and volumes required for analysis, quality control and interpretation of results is also available. For costing information see our prices and booking page (EASE login required). 

Equipment

• Randox Daytona+ (biochemistry)
• Roche e402 (hormones and proteins)
• Luminex xMAP Intelliflex DR-SE

Sample types

Samples are primarily human or mouse serum or plasma, but analysis of saliva and urine from a range of mammalian species (giant panda, polar bear, elasmobranchs, tiger, koala) and TC media can also be analysed.

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Hormones

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Any of the listed steroid hormone or protein reagents that can be purchased for a Roche e402 analyser:

 Visit the Roche website for their assay menu

Additionally, commercially purchased ELISA kits can be tested and run by the service at a cost.

Steroid Hormones by 'in-house' ELISA

• Progestogens
• Cortisol
• Testosterone
• DHEA/DHEA-S
• Estrogens (E1G)

Biochemistry Analytes

A selection of liver and kidney function tests along with lipid tests are available as standard for testing on the Randox Daytona+, including albumin, ALP, AST, ALT, bilirubin, urea, creatinine, cholesterol, glucose and triglycerides. 

Visit the Randox website for the full assay menu