Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center
December 03, 2008

Core Charges

The Hormone Assay & Analytical Services Core of the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research & Training Center offers the following assays at the indicated cost per sample effected April 1, 2007. Please call or email Wanda Snead if you require additional information or clarification concerning prices or available assays.

Assay
(Method in
Parenthesis)		 Vanderbilt DRTC Member
$ / sample		 Vanderbilt
Non-DRTC Member
$/ sample		 Non-
Vanderbilt
Institutional Research
$/sample		 Non-
Vanderbilt
Industry- Initiated
Research $/sample
Catecholamines
(HPLC)		 12.19 14.52 16.70 23.23
Insulin (RIA) 6.92 7.65 8.80 12.24
"Free" Insulin
(RIA)		 17.08 21.45 24.67 34.32
Glucagon (RIA) 9.84 10.90 12.54 17.44
Cortisol (RIA) 7.30 8.73 10.04 13.97
Salivary Cortisol
(RIA)		 20.76 24.29 27.93 38.86
Growth Hormone
(RIA)		 9.36 10.30 11.85 16.48
Leptin (RIA) 10.00 11.20 12.88 17.92
Pancreatic Polypeptide (RIA) 15.20 17.74 20.40 28.38
C-peptide
human/dog) (RIA)		 10.91 12.34 14.19 19.74
IGF-1 (RIA) 22.79 26.33 30.28 42.13
ACTH (RIA) 14.41 16.43 18.89 26.29
Aldosterone (RIA) 12.63 14.05 16.16 22.48
Ghrelin (Active
& Total) (RIA)		 14.90 18.15 20.87 29.04
Full Profile AA
(HPLC) 		40.97 50.55 58.13 80.88
Select Amino Acid
Profile (HPLC)		 23.20 27.86 32.04 44.58
Purine Nucleotide
(HPLC)		 28.77 48.27 55.51 77.23
Leucine, Phenalanine, Alanine Specific Activity (HPLC) 15.24 34.15 39.27 62.83
Uridine diphosphate glucose (UDGP)
(HPLC)		 115.10 173.59 199.63 277.74
Phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) (HPLC) 115.10 173.59 199.63 277.74
Plasma Creatinine (HPLC) 25.71 35.46 40.78 56.74
Plasma Doxycycline (HPLC) 24.51 33.76 38.82 54.02
*Luminex Assays
(X-Map Technology)
*Cost represents 2-4 analytes measured.
Cost will increase with more.		 19.88 24.31 27.96 38.90
Stable Isotope
Analysis Under Development
Projected Costs		 44.80 84.05 96.66 134.48
Glargine
(Insulin Analog)		 N/A 15.16 17.43 24.26

Note: MMPC changes/increases will be emailed by April 15th.

 

 

 

 

 

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