Inducing and measuring apoptotic cell death in mouse pancreatic β-cells and in isolated islets

Summary: Type 2 diabetes is mediated by insulin resistance and pancreatic β-cell failure, the latter reflecting a combination of β-cell dysfunction, dedifferentiation, and apoptosis. Quantification of β-cell apoptosis in diabetes can be challenging both with respect to methodology and selection of c...

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Main Authors: Wendy M. McKimpson, Richard N. Kitsis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166722001678