everything you need to measure mitochondrial...
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Everything you need
to measure mitochondrial
(dys)function in cells
With the XF Cell Mito Stress Test Kit and the XF Analyzer you can con�dently
identify mitochondrial (dys)function, and measure mitochondrial response to stress.
Measuring cell metabolism is so easy now!
XF Cell Mito Stress Test Kit
• Complete easy-to-use kit, including pre-calibrated, pre-tested
reagents for 6 microplates
• Software wizard guides assay optimization, design, and
interpretation
• Designed for use with the XF Analyzer
• Provides metrics essential to understanding cancer, aging, and
metabolic, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases
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XF Cell Mito Stress Test Kit
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1. Basal Respiration
2. ATP Production
3. Maximal Respiration
4. Spare Respiratory Capacity
5. Proton Leak
6. Non-mitochondrial Respiration
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