Staining protocols for human pancreatic islets

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 63, 2012, Pages

  Campbell Thompson, Martha L ^a   Heiple, Tiffany ^a   Montgomery, Emily ^a   Zhang, Li ^a   Schneider, Lynda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha cells; Beta cells; Glucagon; H E; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Insulin; Islet; Medicine; Organ donor; Pancreas; Pancreatic polypeptide; Physiology; Spleen; Type 1 diabetes

Indexed keywords

PARAFFIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PANCREAS; PANCREAS ISLET; STAINING; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADULT; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PANCREAS; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 84863757564     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/4068     Document Type: Article

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