Laboratory Leiter
Experiment Baseline Metabolic Phenotyping for DCC Mouse Strains
Caption Normal appearing kidney 26-wk-old FVB-db/db female [Consortial]
Strain FVB.BKS(D)-Lepr /ChuaJ
Animal ID 6654F33
Animal Age 26 week(s) post-natal (w)
Anatomical Site kidney (External Reference)
External Sample ID
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 Not Specified
Sectioning Investigator Not Specified
Magnification Level 400 X
Gross Description kidney from obese (50.3% fat by DEXA) female. Albumin/creatinine ratio at 21
weeks of age by spot urine test was 50.2; a markedly higher ACR (3226) was
recorded by 24 hr urine collection at week 25. The basis for the ACR discrepancy
between spot urine and 24 hr urine collection remains unresolved
Microscopic Description no visible lesions to glomeruli or tubules