Credit: Diabetes Research Institute, University of Miami Health System
A high-magnification image of a human pancreatic slice cultured for 10 days, showing intact islets (insulin-expressing cells, white), acinar cells that secrete digestive juices (amylase, green) and ductal cells (CK19, red), where progenitor cells reside. Long-term cultured slices retain the true architecture and cell-to-cell interactions of the native pancreas.