| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| DM | Diabetes mellitus |
| NS | Normal saline |
| NGS | Normal goat serum |
| FBG | Fasting blood glucose |
| GTT | Glucose tolerance test |
| EDTA | Ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| PBS | Phosphate buffered solution |
| ABC | Avidin-biotin complex |
| FITC | Fluorescein Isothiocyanate |
| RRX | Rhodamine Red-X |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| T1DM | Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus |
| T2DM | Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus |
| β cells | Beta cells/Insulin secreting cells |