Analytic Microdensitometer for Quantitative Cytochemistry
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An analytical microdensitometer will be acquired to                             quantitatively measure a variety of reaction products visualized                in microscopic sections of biological tissues.                                  The machine is to be applied to a number of projects: 1) Changes                in enzyme levels in ovarian cells as a result of exposure to                    tetrahydrocannabinol: 2) The process of degeneration in pericytes               of diabetics; 3) Transmitter related enzymes in the central                     nervous system of monkeys; 4) The relationship of behavioral                    change to lesion-induced alterations in transmitter related                     enzymes in the central nervous system of monkeys; 5) Changes in                 the superior cervical ganglion as a result of exposure to                       testosterone or estradiol; and 6) Changes in the motor unit as a                result of age or lesion.                                                        One of the exciting developments in instrumentation for                         biological research is the ability to couple microscopes to                     computers to allow easy quantitative analysis of microscopic                    images.                                                                         All projects are critically dependent upon the densitometer as an               investigative tool and will exploit the machine's ability to                    measure product on sections at various wavelengths with a great                 degree of accuracy and reproducibility.  The availability of this               instrument will allow several excellent investigators to greatly                strengthen their research programs.
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