Endocrinology

MDS/RRDA offers comprehensive diagnostic endocrinology services for rat, mouse, porcine, and canine to improve the health evaluation of laboratory animals and to support toxicological and other contract testing laboratories and the pharmaceutical industry.

Our lab offers a broad range of endocrine tests using three immunoassay technologies (radioimmunoassay, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, chemiluminescent immunoassay). The laboratory follows GLP regulations as a means to maintain the quality and integrity of laboratory results and to improve service to our clients.

Areas of or our endocrinology diagnostic menu include:

• Diabetes
• Insulin
• Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-1)
• Leptin
• Glucagon
• Thyroid Disease
• T3 Uptake
• Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
• Tri-iodothyronine (T3)
• Thyroxine (T4)
• Free (T4)
• Calcitonin
• Adrenal Dysfunction
• Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
• Aldosterone
• Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)
• Calcitonin
• Catecholamine
• Corticosterone
• Cortisol
• Fertility & Reproduction
• Growth Hormone (GH)
• Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
• Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
• Prolactin (PRL)
• Testosterone
• Dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
• Progesterone
• Estradiol
• Folic Acid
• Bone / Mineral / Metabolism
• Intact Parathyroid Hormone (Intact-PTH)
• Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
• Osteocalcin
• Intact Osteocalcin
• Calcitonin
• 25-hydroxyvitamin
• 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D

• Auto-immune Diseases:
  • Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody (ARAb)
  • Anti-ds DNA
  • Anti-Sperm Antibodies
  • Gliadin Specific (AGA)
  • Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase (GAD) Autoantibody
  • Insulin Autoantibody (IAA)
  • Islet Cell Autoantibody ( ICA )
  • Tissue Transglutaminase IgA

Other Bio Markers

• Alpha-Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone(Alpha-MSH)
• Angiotensin II
• Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (ANP)
• Beta Endorphin Double Antibody
• Cholecystokinin (CCK)
• Endothelin
• Histamine
• N-telopeptide
• Pro-BNP
• Troponin I
• Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH)