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'''LabChart''' (formerly known as Chart) is a [[data acquisition]] software package produced by [[ADInstruments]].
'''LabChart®''' (formerly known as Chart™) is a software application for [[ADInstruments]] [[PowerLab]] data acquisition system. LabChart is compatible with both [[Windows]] and [[Macintosh]] operating systems. It offers the functionality of a traditional multi-channel [[chart recorder]], [[X–Y_plotter | XY plotter]], [[polygraph]] and digital [[voltmeter]]. Traditional chart recorders record analog inputs (such as a pulse, blood pressure or temperature) onto paper. LabChart software records analog data onto computer hard disks. The software interface resembles the output of a paper chart recorder, with up to 16 recording channels and 32 analysis channels.
LabChart functions like a traditional multi-channel [[chart recorder]], [[X–Y plotter]], [[polygraph]] and digital [[voltmeter]]. The software records up to 16 data channels and 32 analysis channels in a single file on computer hard disks. Some data sources can also be controlled using the software.
The software includes control of hardware settings, real-time and offline analysis without the loss of raw data, procedure automation via editable macros, and multiple block samplings for the recording and settings of different signals within one file <ref name="macresearch" >{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Showcase: LabChart 6 for Turn-Key Data Acquisition. | page = | work = | publisher = MacResearch | date = | url = http://www.macresearch.org/showcase-labchart-6-turn-key-data-acquisition| accessdate = 2008-12-23 }}</ref>.
The collected data can be either presented in real-time, i.e. while it is being recorded, or it can be played back later for offline analysis. On screen, that data is presented in a manner that resembles the output of a paper chart recorder, for example as an [[electrocardiogram]] or a [[peristimulus time histogram]]. The application can be automated with macros, and runs on either [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Apple Macintosh]] systems.
==Modules==
LabChart consists of several modules for interpreting data. These assist
LabChart Modules are large specialised add-ons that provide data acquisition and analysis features for specific applications. Examples of research articles citing their modules includes:
* the analysis of cardiovascular parameters from [[Blood pressure|arterial or ventricular pressure]] signals.
* calculations of [[cardiac output]] from thermodilution curve.
* '''[[Blood Pressure]]''': automatic detection and analysis of cardiovascular parameters from arterial or ventricular pressure signals <ref>{{cite journal |author= Tombakoglu M, Durakoglugil M, Kale G, Orer HS, Bulun A, Anlar B. |title= Transient intrauterine hypotension causes apoptosis in fetal rat brain and affects learning. |journal= Pediatr Res. |volume= 53 |issue= 6 |pages= 977-982 |year= 2003|pmid= 12621099 }}</ref>
* pre-experiment determination of optimal pretension of muscles.
* '''[[Cardiac Output]]''': calculations of cardiac output from thermodilution curve. <ref>{{cite journal |author= Pozeg ZI, Michelakis ED, McMurtry MS, Thébaud B, Wu XC, Dyck JR, Hashimoto K, Wang S, Moudgil R, Harry G, Sultanian R, Koshal A, Archer SL. |title= In vivo gene transfer of the O2-sensitive potassium channel Kv1.5 reduces pulmonary hypertension and restores hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction in chronically hypoxic rats. |journal= Circulation|volume= 107 |issue= 15 |pages= 2037-2044 |year= 2003|pmid= 12695303 }}</ref>
* analysis of [[dose response]] type data.
* '''DMT Normalization''': pre-experiment calculation and setting of optimal pretension on isolated vessel with Danish Myo Technology wire myographs <ref>{{cite journal |author= Wolfort RM, Stokes KY, Granger DN. |title= Immune cell-mediated endothelial cell dysfunction during hypercholesterolemia involves interferon-dependent signaling. |journal= Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol.|volume= 295 |issue= 5 |pages= H2219 |year= 2008|pmid= 18775849 }}</ref>
* detection of PQRST onset, amplitude and interval times in [[electrocardiogram]]s.
* '''[[Dose_response | Dose Response]]''': calculation of dose response type data <ref>{{cite journal |author= Forster IC, Wagner CA, Busch AE, Lang F, Biber J, Hernando N, Murer H, Werner A.|title= Electrophysiological Characterization of the Flounder Type II Na+/Pi Cotransporter (NaPi-5) Expressed in Xenopus laevis Oocytes.|journal= J Membr Biol.|volume= 160 |issue= 1 |pages= 9-25 |year= 1997|pmid= 9351888 }}</ref>
* the measure of the beat-to-beat [[Heart rate variability|variations in heart rate]].
* '''[[ECG]]''': detect and report PQRST onset, amplitude and interval times <ref>{{cite journal |author= Squadrito F, Deodato B, Squadrito G, Seminara P, Passaniti M, Venuti FS, Giacca M, Minutoli L, Adamo EB, Bellomo M, Marini R, Galeano M, Marini H, Altavilla D. |title= Gene transfer of IkappaBalpha limits infarct size in a mouse model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. |journal= Lab Invest. |volume= 83 |issue= 8|pages=1097-1104 |year=2003 |pmid= 12920239}}</ref>
* the discrimination of extracellular [[Neural coding#Spike-Count Rate|neural spike activity]].
* '''[[HRV]]''': analysis and display of variation in heartbeat intervals from ECG recordings <ref>{{cite journal |author= Habermann F, Feske D, and Tonhardt H. |title= ECG measurement in chick embryos using non-invasive technology |journal= World's Poultry Science Journal |volume= 64|issue= |pages= 605-610|year=2008 |doi=10.1017/S0043933908000238 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author= Yang ZF, Sun Y, Li CZ, Wang HW, Wang XJ, Zheng YQ, Liu K, Liu YM.|title= Reduced sinoatrial cAMP content plays a role in postnatal heart rate slowing in the rabbit.
Labchart also has the capability to synchronize a video feed with acquired data.
|journal= Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol.|volume= 33|issue=8 |pages= 757-762|year=2006 |pmid=16895552}}</ref>.
* '''[[Neural_coding#Spike-Count_Rate | Spike Histogram]]''': discriminates and analyses extracellular neural spike activity with the generation of graphs including [[Peristimulus_time_histogram | peristimulus time histogram]]<ref>{{cite journal |author= Xu SH, Honda E, Ono K and Inenaga K |title= Muscarinic modulation of GABAergic transmission to neurons in the rat subfornical organ. |journal= Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. |volume=280 |issue=6 |pages=R1657-R1664 |year=2001 |pmid= 11353668}}</ref>
* '''Video Capture''': synchronizes data acquisition with video recording of a subject <ref name="healingpower" >{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Healing Power of Multimedia. | page = | work = | publisher = MacResearch | date = 2003 | url = http://www.apple.com/au/pr/casestudies/2003/09/adinstruments/scientific3.html| accessdate = 2008-12-23 }}</ref>.
==Further reading==
=== Published Research Papers using LabChart===
As of 24th December 2008 there were 6,759 published research papers using PowerLab and LabChart/Chart software featured on the ADInstruments website <ref name="adicitations" >{{cite web | last = | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Research Citations | page = | work = | publisher = ADInstruments | date = | url = http://www.adinstruments.com/support/citations/research/| accessdate = 2008-12-24 }}</ref>.
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*{{cite journal | author= Zou Y, Akazawa H, Qin Y, Sano M, Takano H, Minamino T, Makita N, Iwanaga K, Zhu W, Kudoh S, Toko H, Tamura K, Kihara M, Nagai T, Fukamizu A, Umemura S, Iiri T, Fujita T, Komuro I. |title= Mechanical stress activates angiotensin II type 1 receptor without the involvement of angiotensin II. |journal= Nat Cell Biol. |volume=6 |issue= 6 |pages= 499-506 |year= 2004 |pmid= 15146194 |doi= }}
*{{cite journal | author= Bruneau BG, Nemer G, Schmitt JP, Charron F, Robitaille L, Caron S, Conner DA, Gessler M, Nemer M, Seidman CE, Seidman JG. |title= A murine model of Holt-Oram syndrome defines roles of the T-box transcription factor Tbx5 in cardiogenesis and disease. |journal=Cell. |volume=106 |issue= 6 |pages= 709-721 |year= 2001 |pmid= 11572777 |doi= }}
*{{cite journal | author= Bond DR, Holmes DE, Tender LM, Lovley DR. |title= Electrode-reducing microorganisms that harvest energy from marine sediments.
|journal=Science. |volume=295 |issue= 5554 |pages= 483-484 |year= 2002 |pmid= 11799240 |doi= }}
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==References==
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* {{citation|last=Miyadera|first=Y.|last2=Nakamura|first2=S.|last3=Nanashima| first3=T.|last4=Yokoyama|first4=S.|chapter=LabChart: A Support System for Collaborative Research Activities in University Laboratories and its Practical Evaluations|title=Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Information Visualisation|year=2008|pages=169-178|___location=London|publisher=IEEE|isbn=0-7695-3268-4|doi=10.1109/IV.2008.15}}.
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