QPS Neuropharmacology offers a full set of histology services ranging from collection of tissue samples to delivering study reports that contain all experimental procedures and their outcome. Our approach is based on a sequence of procedural building blocks that allow customization of any service request according to your specific needs. You have the option to select any entry point and exit point in our workflow.
Provide your own animals, take advantage of the large assortment of rodent strains available at QPS Neuropharmacology, or arrange an external shipment to the QPS animal facility. Beside rodent samples, we also process human and primate tissue on a standard basis. We are specialized in brain and spinal cord tissue collection but are equally capable of dissecting any other tissue of interest. In order to maximize the information obtained per tissue sample, QPS Neuropharmacology also offers biochemical analyses of parts of the same animal.
We provide fast in-house processing by experienced and well-trained staff, and work with highly reliable shipping companies to guarantee safe transfer of your valuable samples.
Highly standardized default procedures are established for dissecting the target tissue, accurately trim the tissue block, fixation and embedding of your tissue samples but alternatives can be used upon request. Just discuss your needs with us, and we take care of it. We are experienced working RNase-free.
Our expertise covers a wide range of sectioning techniques and tissue collection strategies. We process your samples according to the specific requirements of your project.
We use sophisticated macro-based software solutions to automatically analyze different features of brain morphology and pathology, e.g. numerical densities of cell somata or axonal fibers, synaptic density, dendritic arborization, area and volume of brain areas or plaques. We are pleased to develop new quantification methods, as well as to assess used (feasibility analysis) or ameliorate existing methods (proof of measurement).