To measure oxygen consumption, the Oroboros can be used, equipment in which isolated cells or mitochondria are kept in suspension.
“The disadvantages are the use of a very large quantity of samples, extracted from many animals, which needs to be shaken all the time, damaging the islets”, emphasizes the professor.
“To avoid this, an isolation chamber was created that keeps the islets safe, but this device is not yet commercialized and does not eliminate the problem of using large numbers of animals.”
To measure oxygen consumption, the Oroboros can be used, equipment in which isolated cells or mitochondria are kept in suspension. “The disadvantages are the use of a very large quantity of samples, extracted from many animals, which needs to be shaken all the time, damaging the islets”, emphasizes the professor. “To avoid this, an isolation chamber was created that keeps the islets safe, but this device is not yet commercialized and does not eliminate the problem of using large numbers of animals.”
