Table 1.

Assessment of isolated mouse pancreatic islets

Isolation no.	Islet no.*	IEq†	Purity (%)‡	Viability (%)§	Function¶
1	3800	4780	85	89	8/8
2	4600	5400	75	92	9/9
3	4750	5480	80	96	9/9
4	3990	4810	85	95	8/8

^*Number of islets counted on dithizone-stained fresh samples.

^†Number of islets counted on dithizone-stained fresh samples with regard to diameter (50–100, 100–150, 150–200, 200–250 µm) and averaged to a diameter of 150 µm.

^‡Dithizone-stained vs. unstained tissue.

^§By trypan blue dye exclusion.

^¶In vivo reversibility of chemically induced diabetes (in mice) by transplantation of ∼600 IEq, under the kidney capsule.