Physiological assay at UCSF
- Definition
- An organismal assay designed to capture information pertaining to the the organic processes and phenomena of an organism or any of its parts or of a particular bodily process.
- Categories
- Assay → Physiological assay
- Subcategories
- Magnetic resonance imaging, Pulmonary function tests
Gladstone Neurobehavioral Assessment Core Laboratory
Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease,
Mission Bay
Contact: Ravi Ponnusamy
ravi.ponnusamy@gladstone.ucsf.edu
- Behavioral testing, some physiological measures
CTSI CRS Body Composition/Exercise Physiology/Metabolism Core
CTSI,
Moffitt, SFGH
Contact: Kathleen Mulligan
415-206-5882
kathleen.mulligan@ucsf.edu
- Anthropometry
- EKG monitoring
- Muscle function testing by Biodex
- Real-time glucose monitoring for glucose clamp studies
- Resting energy expenditure by indirect calorimetry
1.5T Narrow-Bore MRI Scanner
Radiology and Biomedical Imaging,
Mt. Zion
Contact: Margarita Watkins
415-476-0734
margarita.watkins@ucsf.edu
- %FAT specimen measurement
- Whole body composition
DERC Mouse Metabolism Core
Diabetes Center,
Parnassus
Contact: Chris Paillart
415-514-1187
christophe.paillart@ucsf.edu
- DEXA Piximus to measure bone (density) and tissue (fat mass & lean mass) composition
Neurobehavioral Core for Rehabilitation Research (NCRR)
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Research,
Parnassus
Contact: Sandra Canchola
415-476-5045
CancholaS@ptrehab.ucsf.edu
- Buried Food Test - a simple task designed to check for the ability to smell volatile odors.