Equipment & Techniques

RT- PCR
Flow cytometry FACS
ELISA
Western Blot
Histology:  HE, PAS, Picrosirius-Red, Trichrome-Masson, Reticulin ( Gomori), Oil-Red-O, Sudan Black B
Immunohistochemistry
Digital image processing
In vitro gastrointestinal contractility (organ bath)
In vitro gastrointestinal peristalsis (adapted Trendelenburg assay)
In vivo gastrointestinal motilitity (gastric emptying, GI transit, Evans Blue, beads)
Visceromotor respons (VMR) to colorectal distension
In vitro afferent nerve recording
In vivo portal bloodflow

Glucose and insulin tolerance testing (mice)
In vitro intraheptic vascular resistance (liver perfusion, organ bath)

Multicapillary column/ion mobility spectrometry (MCC/IMS)