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We present a convenient method for monitoring pancreatic beta cell development in real-time, through in vitro culture of embryonic pancreatic explants from transgenic mice with a genetic tag for insulin-producing beta cells.
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Gunawardana, S.C., Hara, M., Bell, G.I. et al. Imaging beta cell development in real-time using pancreatic explants from mice with green fluorescent protein-labeled pancreatic beta cells. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 41, 7–11 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1290/0412080.1
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