Pancreas Dissection
It is essential to free the islets from surrounding exocrine tissue if mass isolation of islets is to occur. Each of the following steps help us reach that goal.
Pancreas dissection SOP: Pancreas dissection and enzyme injection
Trimming the Pancreas
Once the pancreas arrives at the lab it is washed, the duodenum is removed, and then the pancreas is bathed in antiseptic iodine.