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      • Bile Acids Targeted Panel Measure all the major human and rodent primary and secondary bile acids as well as their glycine and taurine conjugates.
      • Free Fatty Acids Targeted Panel Enhance your understanding of the free fatty acids that act as the building blocks of complex lipids.
      • Short Chain Fatty Acids Targeted Panel Focus on specific short chain fatty acids that influence the complex relationship between the gut and diet.
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      • Growth Media Analysis Find ways to fine tune media composition to improve product quality and reduce production cost.
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      • Statistics Support further hypothesis testing and analyses using key features such as outlier removal and modifying metadata.
      • Support Get answers and support for common questions when using the Metabolon Portal.
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      • View all (20)
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      • Hepatology Unlock the secrets of liver health with the power of metabolomics, leading the way to deeper insights and breakthrough discoveries.
      • Epidemiology Decode the body’s molecular blueprint and transform population health with the intersection of metabolomics and epidemiology.
      • Download our Guide to the Exposome Explore the complexity and associated challenges of studying the exposome by downloading our complete Guide to the Exposome.Download now
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      • Food & Nutritional Sciences Enhances nutritional research with metabolomic insights into how dietary components influence overall health at a molecular level.
      • Drug Discovery & Development Discover and validate biomarkers to support key decisions throughout the drug development process.
      • Clinical Drug Development Improve clinical trial design and efficacy to bring safe drugs to market faster.
      • Environmental & Agricultural Reveal biochemical impacts of pollutants and stressors on living organisms, ecosystems, and more.
      • Population Health Studies Identify metabolic signatures that coorrelate with health outcomes across diverse populations.
      • Metabolomics for Healthcare Applications Read this application book to discover how Metabolon is advancing research in a variety of therapeutic areas.Download now
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      • Genomics Link genetic variations with metabolic phenotypes to enhance understanding of gene-function relationships.
      • Transcriptomics Gain a more comprehensive view of cellular functions by exploring how gene expression influences metabolic pathways.
      • Proteomics Understand how protein expression and metabolic processes interact to reveal intricate biochemical networks.
      • Microbiome Enhance microbiome research with metabolomics to identify microbial roles in host metabolism and health.
      • Why Metabolomics Understand the physiological state of an organism with indicators of biochemical activity.
      • Guide to Multiomics In this guide we discuss each of these omic technologies and provide examples that highlight the utility of these technologies in multiomic research.Download now
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      • Guide to Metabolomics Explore the ins and outs of metabolomics, one of the most powerful tools in any scientist’s toolbox.Download now
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      • Successful Study Design Guide Learn how to leverage metabolomics in your labs and workflows.
      • Guide to Multiomics Dive into the utility and benefits of multiomics research.
      • Sample Shipment Guides Find support documentation for shipping your samples to us.
      • Guide to the Exposome Learn how metabolomics has been pivotal in advancing this field of research.
      • Guide to Metabolomics Explore the ins and outs of metabolomics, one of the most powerful tools in any scientist’s toolbox.Download now
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      • Epidemiology Publications Dive into these publicatioons where metabolomics has contributed to public health.
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