Laboratory Leiter
Experiment Baseline Metabolic Phenotyping for DCC Mouse Strains
Caption Normal islet in FVB-+/+ female [Consortial]
Strain FVB/NJ
Animal ID 6867F01
Animal Age 26 week(s) post-natal (w)
Anatomical Site pancreas (External Reference)
External Sample ID 08-8295
Tissue Collection Date 9/8/2008
Slide Preparation Date Not Specified
Image Acquisition Date Not Specified
Staining Protocol aldehyde fuchsin
Available? Unavailable
Block ID 08-8295.1
Block Type Paraffin
Sectioning Investigator Leiter, Ed
Magnification Level 200 X
Gross Description non-diabetic virgin female control
Microscopic Description No visible lesion to islets, all normal appearing with well-granulated beta
cells assessed by aldehyde fuchsin staining. Mild colitis was observed in the
large intestine and cortical adenoma was observed in the adrenal gland (not
photographed).