| Literature DB >> 28337708 |
Yun Chen1,2, Chuan Li3, Ya-Hui Tsai4,5, Sheng-Hong Tseng6.
Abstract
The isolation and culture of intestinal stem cells (ISCs) was first demonstrated in the very recent decade with the identification of ISC marker Lgr5. The growth of ISCs into crypt organoids provides an in vitro model for studying the mucosal physiology, intestinal cancer tumorigenesis, and intestinal regeneration. Here, we describe two different isolation protocols and demonstrate a fixation method that aids in the confocal observation of the organoids.Entities:
Keywords: Confocal observation; Crypt organoid; Intestinal stem cell (ISC); Isolation; Three-dimensional imaging
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Year: 2019 PMID: 28337708 DOI: 10.1007/7651_2017_21
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN: 1064-3745