Neurochemistry Core Laboratory

 
Offers services for neurochemical profiling of brain, peripheral tissues and body fluids. The core provides analytical services for the quantitation of multiple biogenic amine neurotransmitters (e.g. dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, acetylcholine), biogenic amine metabolites, amino acids and amino acid neurotransmitters (e.g. glutamate, GABA). Analyses on vertebrate and invertebrate (e.g. Drosophila, C. elegans) preparations are available. Investigators provide primary tissue samples or extracts stabilized for analysis.  Customized HPLC services are also available. The Core also oversees tools for neurotransmitter release from brain slices, neurotransmitter receptor quantitation, scintillation spectrometry, and gamma counting.
 
Manager: Raymond Johnson
E-Mail: ray.johnson@vanderbilt.edu
Phone: (615) 322-4496
Website: http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=neurosci&doc=697