Fig. 5.
Mesentery collection procedure. (a) Tamoxifen is injected SC in the neck of a P6 mouse neonate. (b) The euthanized mouse is pinned on a dissecting board. (c) The abdominal skin is detached. (d) The peritoneum is removed to free the intestine. (e) The colon is cut above rectum. (f) The duodenum is cut under stomach. The intestine and mesentery are pulled out from the abdominal cavity (g) and transferred to PBS-A in a 12-well elastomere-coated plate (h)