Laboratory Leiter
Experiment Baseline Metabolic Phenotyping for DCC Mouse Strains
Caption Hyperplastic hypertrophied pancreatic islets from 26-wk-old FVB-Lepr<db/db> female [Consortial]
Strain FVB.BKS(D)-Lepr /ChuaJ
Animal ID 6654F23
Animal Age 26 week(s) post-natal (w)
Anatomical Site pancreas (External Reference)
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Tissue Collection Date Not Specified
Slide Preparation Date Not Specified
Image Acquisition Date Not Specified
Staining Protocol aldehyde fuchsin
Available? Unavailable
Block ID Not Specified
Block Type Paraffin
Sectioning Investigator Leiter, Ed
Magnification Level 20 X
Gross Description obese FVB-db/db female; 24 wk body weight = 49.9 g; plasma glucose = 173 mg/dl
Microscopic Description field view of hypertrophied and hyperplastic islets. The strongly-positive
aldehyde fuchsin staining of the islets (denoting normal insulin storage) is
consistent with the age-dependent remission from earlier hyperglycemia to
normoglycemia. Note the areas of focal fat infiltration