Patent Document ID: 20060014137
Application ID: 11229382
Patent Flag: 0

Claim One:
1. An automated method for analyzing neurite outgrowth comprising providing an array of locations comprising cells, wherein the cells possess at least a first luminescently labeled reporter molecule that reports on cell location, and at least a second luminescently labeled reporter molecule that reports on neurite outgrowth, and wherein the cells comprise neurons; imaging or scanning multiple cells in each of the locations containing multiple cells to obtain luminescent signals from the first and second luminescently-labeled reporter molecule; converting the luminescent signals into digital data; and utilizing the digital data to automatically make measurements, wherein the measurements are used to automatically calculate changes in the distribution, environment or activity of the first and second luminescently labeled reporter molecules on or within the cells, wherein the calculated changes provide a measure of neurite outgrowth from the neurons.