Neuro-Models Facility Pricing
NMF services are available on a fee-for-service basis. Services are available to investigators from any academic institution or commercial enterprise, though priority for space and time will be given to investigators with primary academic appointments at UT Southwestern.
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The table below indicates approximate pricing for several service categories. Actual pricing will vary according to specific procedure elements selected by the PI.
Self-use of NMF resources (e.g. surgery station, behavioral testing equipment, or tethered EEG system) is available for interested users after facility orientation and appropriate training.
| Service | Price | Unit |
| Surgical Procedures | ||
| tMCAo, 60 min | $263 | each animal |
| tMCAo, sham | $101 | each animal |
| pMCAo (filament placement only) | $115 | each animal |
| PT-laser | $144 | each animal |
| PT-laser, sham (full) | $130 | each animal |
| PT-laser, sham (anes + RB) | $17 | each animal |
| TBI-CCI (Leica, skull open) | $209 | each animal |
| TBI-CCI, sham | $187 | each animal |
| Stereotaxic injection, x1 (any agent) | $167 | each animal |
| S-tax injection, additional (same animal, new track) | $58 | each animal |
| S-tax injection, additional (same animal, same track) | $43 | each animal |
| Minipump implant, sq | $43 | each animal |
| Minipump implant, sq+brain | $187 | each animal |
| CSF collection, rat, non-survival | $87 | each animal |
| CSF collection, mouse, non-survival | $65 | each animal |
| Telemetry implant - EEG/EMG (DSI) | $217 | each animal |
| Generic (new) surgery procedure | variable, please enquire | |
| Core-performed behavioral testing: grip strength, ladder, rotorod, cylinder, pole test, etc. | ||
| Behavior, core performed | $79 | Hourly |
| EEG recording | ||
| EEG recording - DSI system - self use, hourly | $18 | Hourly |
| EEG recording - TDT system - self use, hourly | $25 | Hourly |
| EEG recording - DSI system - per day per animal, core performed | $18 | Flat |
| EEG recording - setup/takedown fee for multi-day core performed | $79 | Hourly |
| Rental usage (self-use) | ||
| Surgery station usage (access granted after training) | $29 | Hourly |
| Behavior station usage (access granted after training) | $22 | Hourly |
| Resource rental, per day | $14 | Flat |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Hourly core performed service charge, generic | $79 | Hourly |
| Procedure training by core staff | $79 | Hourly |
| Facility orientation by core staff | $79 | Hourly |