Life Science Tutorials

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Using ImageJ to measure cell number and cross-sectional area of confocal images

ImageJ is a very powerful image analysis program....


ImageJ is a very powerful image analysis program. In this tutorial we look at using ImageJ to count cells and measure cell cross sectional area in a confocal micrograph of cardiac tissue

Image Studio Lite – Analysis of RGB (Colour) image scans

This quick tutorial just shows how to get...


This quick tutorial just shows how to get the data you want from a WB autoradiograph that has been scanned and saved using a standard desk top scanner in COLOUR rather then a purpose-built scanner that will only scan in GREYSCALE. HINT: when scanning autoradiographs, always select GREYSALE where possible.

Licor Image Studio Lite – FREE Densitometry analysis

This is a quick look at the FREE...


This is a quick look at the FREE densitometry software from Licor (www.licor.com) called Image Studio Lite. It gives a basic overview of the functionality and I run through the analysis of a gel.

Producing a Figure for publication containing microscopy images in MS Word

A quick guide to a method I use...


A quick guide to a method I use to inserting microscopy (in this case confocal fluorescent images) pictures into Microsoft word for presentation, publication or producing a report. All footage is the property of James Clark

Using ImageJ to measure areas in histological samples

Demonstration using ImageJ software to measure areas of...


Demonstration using ImageJ software to measure areas of colour on histological samples. In thgis examle I am using a 750µm slice of an infarcted heart stained with TTZ metabolic stain which stains healthy myocardium brick red and dead myocardium white or pink.

Densitometry of a Gel using Gel Pro 3.1

A quick demonstration fo densitometry analysis of a...


A quick demonstration fo densitometry analysis of a Western Blot using Gel Pro

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