Removal of Thymus and Spleen from Mice

Objectives

  1. To understand the concepts of mouse euthanasia.
  2. To learn the basic procedures involved in rodent dissection.
  3. To learn how to identify and remove lymphoid organs.
  4. To learn about the preparation of cell suspensions from lymphoid organs.
  5. To learn how to remove unwanted cells (basic enrichment steps), from the cell suspensions obtained.