Description

This is the pancreas from a 856 day old male 129S1/SvlmJ mouse. Note the pancreatic islets, while appearing to be normal, are unusually large. This is pancreatic islet hyperplasia, a common finding, albeit not always this large, in mice 20 months of age or older.

MPATH / Pathology

MPATH 134 - hyperplasia

Gene

sex

Male

strain

129S1/SvlmJ

organism

Mouse

EMAP / Embryonic stage, tissue or post-natal age:

99999 - Senescent

genotype status

Wild-type

genetic manipulation

None

MA / Anatomical Site

MA 127 - pancreatic islet

Designated Allele Name

Experimental Manipulation

Further info

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Copyright

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Mouse Phenome Database

MPD number: 2007