The NC-ZebrafU provides full zebrafish services from generation of gene-modified fish to imaging facilities of live and fixed fish. The unit is a part of the international ZFIN network and European Zebrafish Research Center (EZRC) platform.
Contact person: Henri Koivula, henri.koivula@helsinki.fi
Location: Biomedicum 2, Tukholmankatu 8 , ground floor, Meilahti campus
Instruments:
- Aquatic Habitats aquarium systems for 40 000 fish
- Noldus XT Daniovision system
- Two high-speed camera systems
- idTracker analysis system
- Leica SP2 AOBS confocal/2P system
- 3 microinjection platforms
- 7 stereo microscopes
Applications:
- Production and maintenance of zebrafish lines
- Live imaging of behavior and organ functions
- Molecular and cellular analyses
- Confocal and 2-photon imaging
User fees:
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Service |
€/study or unit(s) |
€/h |
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Confocal microscope use |
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20 |
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Multiphoton laser |
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15 |
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Behavioral imaging (no assistance) |
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4 |
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Microinjections |
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15€ /2h |
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Imaging of films (MCID) and quantitation |
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5 |
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Zebrafish /timed eggs |
30€/50 |
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Zebrafish /timed embryos fresh |
45€/50 |
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Zebrafish /timed ad 1 wk |
70€/50 |
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Adult zebrafish |
4€ each |
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Maintenance of zebrafish/day |
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in aquarium 1-1,5 l |
3€ each |
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in aquarium 2,5-3 l |
5€ each |
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in aquarium 4-10 l |
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Morpholino injections |
50€/ 30 times |
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Assistance |
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15€ / 0,5 h |