Laboratory Leiter
Experiment Baseline Metabolic Phenotyping for DCC Mouse Strains
Caption FVB-Akita female, normal appearing renal cortex of silver methenamine stain [Consortial]
Strain FVB.B6-Ins2/MlnJ
Animal ID 6867F11
Animal Age 26 week(s) post-natal (w)
Anatomical Site kidney cortex (External Reference)
External Sample ID 08-8324
Tissue Collection Date 9/10/2008
Slide Preparation Date Not Specified
Image Acquisition Date 6/15/2010
Staining Protocol Silver Methenamine
Available? Unavailable
Block ID Not Specified
Block Type Paraffin
Sectioning Investigator Alpers, Charles
Magnification Level 200 X
Gross Description Female was only moderately hyperglycemic; body weight = 23.3 g; plasma glucose =
248 mg/dl at necropsy
Microscopic Description Minimal glomerular expansion; a few foci of silver-positive granules in the
tubules