Laboratory Leiter
Experiment Baseline Metabolic Phenotyping for DCC Mouse Strains
Caption FVB-+/Akita male [Consortial]
Strain FVB.B6-Ins2/MlnJ
Animal ID 6867F19
Animal Age 26 week(s) post-natal (w)
Anatomical Site pancreas (External Reference)
External Sample ID
Tissue Collection Date 3/11/2008
Slide Preparation Date Not Specified
Image Acquisition Date 1/23/2009
Staining Protocol aldehyde fuchsin
Available? Unavailable
Block ID Not Specified
Block Type Paraffin
Sectioning Investigator Leiter, Ed
Magnification Level 600 X
Gross Description chronically diabetic Akita female
Microscopic Description unusual aldehyde fuchsin staining one cell removed from ductal epithelium. The
islet to the right of the duct shows the islet disturbed architecture, but with
granulated beta cells present.