Best practices for setting-up an isolated Langendorff heart preparation

Dr. Melanie White, cardiovascular researcher from the University of Sydney, shares her expert advice on best practices and key considerations when performing a Langendorff isolated heart experiment.

Choosing the right perfusate for your isolated Langendorff heart preparation

Dr. Melanie White, cardiovascular researcher at the University of Sydney shares her expert knowledge on choosing the appropriate perfusate system, whether that be crystalloid, whole blood or erythrocyte, when performing an isolated heart experiment.

Watch webinar: An introduction to isolated Langendorff heart - Experimental considerations and best practices

In this free on-demand webinar Dr. Melanie White, Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellow from the University of Sydney, provides a practical and comprehensive introduction to isolated Langendorff heart studies.

Three benefits of isolated organ research

What is isolated organ research - and why should you be doing it? Check out three key reasons why isolated organ research may be of benefit in your research lab!

Key considerations when performing an isolated perfused rodent liver experiment

A brief guide covering perfusate type, pressure, flow and oxygenation rates for maintaining hepatic function (in-vitro) in an isolated perfused rodent liver experiment.

Turning up the heat around exercise physiology

We talk to Professor Jim Cotter, Exercise and Environmental Physiologist, about his research on understanding people’s physiological responses to exercise and the environment.

Basics of Data Acquisition: Amplification, Filtering, Sampling and Dealing with Noise

Noisy signals giving you a headache? Brandon Bucher, Head of Research provides expert advice on avoiding common data acquisition and analysis mistakes in order to produce higher quality research results.

Macrophage - the new miracle cell? How white blood cells help maintain a healthy heart beat

Check out how a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School uncovered the unlikely role that cardiac macrophages play in facilitating electrical conduction in the heart!

What your nose really knows: How autism affects your ability to sense social smells

A recent paper published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the sense of smell may play a central role in the inability of individuals with autism to read social cues.

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Muscle Twitch Response experiment...

Experiment: How to get your students to measure muscle contraction by stimulating their own nerves.

Broken heart? Cardiac regeneration 'Therepi' might just be your savior

This recent advance in cardiac regenerative therapy will really get your heart pumping!

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Grip Force Experiment...

An active and engaging experiment where students examine muscular fatigue by performing EMGs on themselves.

Teach them a lesson they'll never forget! The Diving Response Lab...

In this active learning activity, students record their own signals to examine bradycardia associated with the human diving response.