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Pig cells stained for viability

viable pig islet cells show green when stained with solution

Living or viable pig islet cells are green when stained with acridine orange/propidium iodide (AO/PI) and viewed under a fluorescence microscope, while dead or non-viable islets are orange. This is an important quality control check before the pig cells are processed for transplanting.

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