Surgery Core User Fees
Technique McGill and affiliated sites / animal
Castration - Mouse $18.75
Castration - Rat $28.25
Ovariectomy - Mouse $18.75
Ovariectomy - Rat $28.25
Splenectomy - Mouse $37.50
Splenectomy - Rat $56.25
Vasectomy - Mouse $18.75
Dissection - Mouse or rat $18.75
Osmotic minipump implantation - Mouse or rat $18.75
Mammary Fat Pad Injection - Mouse $10.00
Myocardial Infarction - Mouse $48.00
Pancreatic Cancer Model - Mouse $12.25
Renal Cautherization and Kidney Removal - Mouse $48.00
Renal Ischemia Reperfusion - Mouse $48.00
Glucose Tolerance Test - Mouse $200.00 max 8 mice
Stereotaxic Surgery - Mouse $48.00
Phenotyping Core User Fees
Technique McGill and affiliated sites / animal
Imaging
Tumor imaging by ultrasonography
Subcutaneous tumors
2D acquisition -  volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
2D analysis- volume ± angiogenesis $16.00
3D acquisition - volume ± angiogenesis $32.00
3D analysis - volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
Prostate and kidney tumors
2D acquisition -  volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
2D analysis- volume ± angiogenesis $16.00
3D acquisition - volume ± angiogenesis $32.00
3D analysis - volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
Ovary and pancreatic tumors
2D acquisition -  volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
2D analysis- volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
3D acquisition - volume ± angiogenesis $32.00
3D analysis - volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
Organ size determination by ultrasonography
Spleen, bladder, liver, kidney, prostate and seminal vesicles
2D acquisition -  volume ± angiogenesis $16.00
2D analysis- volume ± angiogenesis $16.00
3D acquisition - volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
3D analysis - volume ± angiogenesis $24.00
Analysis training $48.00 / hour
Pregnancy and fetal imaging $12.25
Cardiovascular phenotyping
Cardiac structure / function
Echocardiography - acquisition $16.00
Echocardiography - acquisition + analysis $48.00
Intracardiac pressure - volume - acquisition $32.00
Intracardiac pressure - volume - acquisition + analysis $24.00
Intracardiac pressure catheter - acquisition $24.00
Intracardiac pressure catheter - acquisition + analysis $12.25
EKG
Surface EKG with assistance $7.50
Surface EKG without assistance $7.50
Vascular remodeling
Aortic stiffness, stiffness, Doppler measurements - acquisition $16.00
Aortic stiffness, stiffness, Doppler measurements - analysis $12.25
Vessel remodeling - carotid, ascending aorta, descending aorta, abdominal aorta - acquisition $24.00
Vessel remodeling - carotid, ascending aorta, descending aorta, abdominal aorta - analysis $16.00
Pressure catheters - acquisition $32.00
Pressure catheters - acquisition + analyses $8.00
Blood  pressure
Tail cuff BP without assistance $5.00
Tail cuff BP with assistance - 1-4 animals $6.50
Telemetry probe implantation $115 1st, $80 next
Telemetry acquisition/day - Mouse $16.00
Telemetry acquisition/day - Rat $4.00
Pressure catheter - acquisition $24.00
Pressure catheter - acquisition + analysis $12.25
Prices do not include Isoflurane, surgical materials, animal purchase or animal housing
 
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