Endocrine System

Pancreatic Islets - Necrosis

    Narrative
    Pancreatic islet - necrosis. Dropout of individual islet beta cells appears as clear vacuoles in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study.

    Authors

    Robert R. Maronpot, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Georgette D. Hill, D.V.M., Ph.D.
    Toxicologic Pathologist
    Assistant Pathology Program Manager
    Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Thomas J. Rosol, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Professor of Veterinary Biosciences
    Senior Advisor, Life Sciences, Technology Commercialization and Knowledge Transfer
    The Ohio State University
    Columbus, OH

    Amy Brix, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC