Exercise Biochemistry and Physiology Laboratory

What our lab does

We study the changes in chemical characteristics and reactions that take place in the human body while exercising and at rest.

Equipment

• Spectrophotometers
• Fluorometer
• Ultra-low temperature freezer and cryostat
• Other instruments for analyses of blood, urine and muscle tissue

The lab is also equipped for basic muscle cell culture studies:

• Centrifugation, one- and two-dimensional electrophoreses and micro-filtration techniques are available for the isolation, identification and
• quantification of subcellular and molecular constituents.
• Equipment for hormone and immune marker analysis (radio immunoassay and ELISA) is also available.
• The lab uses a sophisticated image analysis system for histochemical quantitative enzyme measurement and morphology.
• Current research also employs our fluorescence microscope camera system for immunofluorescent histochemistry and cytochemistry.

Researchers