University of Pennsylvania

Contact Info:

Doris Stoffers

https://www.med.upenn.edu/idom/drc/cores/cellbio.html

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RRID: RRID:SCR_022411

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Description:

Provides support including experimental design, islet isolation, and performance of and/or training in range of assays for physiological, metabolic, and morphometric assessment of pancreatic islets as wells as many other tissues and cell types. Offers islet isolation and culture, free intracellular calcium ion measurements, quantitative oxygen consumption of pancreatic islets, electrode based closed cell respirometry, and access to Agilent’s  Seahorse Extracellular Flux Analyzer XFe96.