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Effective Isolation of Functional Islets from Neonatal Mouse Pancreas
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Effective Isolation of Functional Islets from Neonatal Mouse Pancreas

Effective Isolation of Functional Islets from Neonatal Mouse Pancreas

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January 06, 2017

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07:04 min
January 06, 2017

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We describe a protocol herein for isolating intact islets from neonatal mice. Pancreata were partially digested with collagenase, followed by washing and hand picking. 20 - 80 islet clusters can be obtained per pancreas from newly born mice, which are suitable for several islet studies.

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