Austrian Competence Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation 1 article published in JoVE Neuroscience An In Ovo Model for Testing Insulin-mimetic Compounds Renate Haselgrübler*1, Flora Stübl*1, Verena Stadlbauer1,2, Peter Lanzerstorfer1, Julian Weghuber1,2 1University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, 2Austrian Competence Center for Feed and Food Quality, Safety and Innovation In this study, we describe an in-ovo system as a promising tool to test insulin-mimetic compounds in a living organism. The main advantages include adequate throughput rates and acceptable costs, which enable the identification of phytochemicals with insulin-mimetic properties.
