NOD/ShiLtJ (NOD) mice were originally obtained from The Jackson Laboratory. All mice were bred, maintained, and used in experiments in our pathogen-free animal facility in accordance with the guidelines of the Division of Comparative Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine (Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care accreditation no. A3381-01). NOD.IAPP−/− mice were previously bred in the Haskins mouse colony by backcrossing C57BL6.IAPP−/− mice (20 (link)) onto the NOD background (21 (link)).
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