Services and Capabilities

Phlebotomy Venipuncture
Muscle Biopsy (including cleaning of equipment)
Fat Biopsy (including cleaning of equipment)
CBC w/Differential Panel
IV solution infusions (not including the cost for tracers and pharmacy)
24 hour Nursing Supervision
Height / Weight/BMI
Skinfold Body Composition
Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA)
Body Composition and Bone Density Assessment (DEXA)
Lung function
Handgrip
Resting Energy Expenditure
MIP MEP
Isokinetic Strength Testing (KinCom)
Gait Analysis
Dietary recall (24h)
Neuropsychological Testing + data analysis
Behavioral and emotional testing + data analysis
Stable Isotope Tracer Metabolism Analysis per sample (not related to “Advanced Metabolic analysis”)
Exercise Rehabilitation (Group Rehab Sessions/month)

Recruitment – Apparently Healthy
Entrance Criteria – Apparently Healthy
Phlebotomy Venipuncture
Phlebotomy (Finger Stick)
Muscle Biopsy (including cleaning of equipment)
Fat Biopsy (including cleaning of equipment)
CBC w/Differential Panel
Cobas Comprehensive Serum Panel
Hormone Analysis (e.g., ELISA or EIA)
Sample Storage (Freezers)
Height / Weight / BMI
Bioelectrical Impedance (BIA)
Skinfold Body Composition
Body Composition and Bone Density Assessment (DEXA)
Resting Energy Expenditure
ECG Stress Tests
Cardiopulmonary Stress Test
Endurance Capacity Test
Anaerobic Capacity Test
Isotonic Strength Assessment
Isokinetic Strength Testing (KinCom)
Dietary Record (4-d)
Cognitive Function / Psychological Inventory Assessment
Exercise Training (3 sessions per month/group training sessions/hours)

Gut Function and Nutrient Absorption (study + analysis)
Anabolic response to food (study + analysis)
Digestion and absorption of nutrients (study + analysis)
Protein synthesis/breakdown (study + analysis)
Tissue (muscle, fat) protein and fatty synthesis
Metabolic kinetic phenotyping using an 20 stable tracer mixture intravenous pulse (study + analysis)
Biobank with 15 year of samples of human studies that received stable isotope solutions