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Table 2 Islet isolation outcomes by pancreas region

From: Improved yield of canine islet isolation from deceased donors

Animal ID

Tissue Mass Digested (g)

Total IEQ

Purity (%)

Whole Pancreas

W1

40

29,014

76

W2

57

39,134

63

W3

40

36,283

73

Average

45.7

34,810

70.7

SE

5.7

3012

3.9

Tail and Body Only

TB1

12

16,964

67

TB2

35

49,335

74

TB3

23

62,626

74

Average

23.3

42,975

71.7

SE

6.6

13,559

2.3

Combined Average

(All Isolations)

34.5

38,892

71.2

SE

6.3

6474

2.1

  1. Abbreviations: W whole pancreas, TB tail and body, IEQ islet equivalents, SE standard error