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[[ Category: Seahorse ]]
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[[ Category: Mitochondrial Function ]]
[[ Category: Mitochondrial Function ]]
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==Materials==
==Materials==
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*** 1 mM Pyruvate (100 uL of a 1M stock)
*** 1 mM Pyruvate (100 uL of a 1M stock)
** Re-adjust the pH to 7.4 (7.35-7.45)
** Re-adjust the pH to 7.4 (7.35-7.45)
* Wash cells twice with 500 mL of pre-warmed media, add 500 uL final volume to each well
* Wash cells twice with 500 uL of pre-warmed media, add 500 uL final volume to each well
* Incubate for 1h in non-CO2, humidified, 37C incubator to get rid of any extra CO2
* Incubate for 1h in non-CO2, humidified, 37C incubator to get rid of any extra CO2
* While plate is incubating, prepare injection solutions in 1.8 mL of prepared XF Media.  These are standard concentrations, and should be optimized for your system (especially FCCP)
* While plate is incubating, prepare injection solutions in 1.8 mL of prepared XF Media.  These are standard concentrations, and should be optimized for your system (especially FCCP)
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* Add the compounds to the injection ports in the cartridge (A, bottom right; B bottom left; C top right).  '''Make sure the barcode is on the right hand side.'''
* Add the compounds to the injection ports in the cartridge (A, bottom right; B bottom left; C top right).  '''Make sure the barcode is on the right hand side.'''
* Set up your protocol, editing a similar template and saving with the date and experiment type
* Set up your protocol, editing a similar template and saving with the date and experiment type
* Start the protocol, inserting the cartridge.  '''Make sure the barcode is on the right hand side.'''
* Start the protocol, inserting the cartridge with the lid removed.  '''Make sure the barcode is on the right hand side.'''
* Once the cartridge is calibrated insert the cell plate at the prompt.  If the calibration fails, abort the run and try the calibration again
* Once the cartridge is calibrated insert the cell plate at the prompt.  If the calibration fails, abort the run and try the calibration again