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Kidney - Amyloid - Gallery

Image of amyloid in the kidney from a female B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Glomerulus - Amyloid in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Glomeruli contain a pale, amorphous, eosinophilic material identified as amyloid.
Image of amyloid in the kidney from a female B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Glomerulus - Amyloid in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Increased amounts of pale-staining eosinophilic glomerular deposits of amyloid are present.
Image of amyloid in the kidney from a B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Glomerulus - Amyloid in a B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Positive Congo red staining of glomerular amyloid deposits are present in the glomeruli.
Image of amyloid in the kidney from a B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Glomerulus - Amyloid in a B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (same mouse as in Figure 3). Congo red staining with polarization of amyloid deposits shows the characteristic apple-green birefringence.
Image of amyloid in the kidney from a B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Glomerulus - Amyloid in a B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 4). Congo red staining with polarization shows the characteristic apple-green birefringence of amyloid deposits.
Image of amyloid in the kidney from a B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study
Kidney, Papilla - Amyloid in a B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (same mouse as in Figure 3). Congo red staining with polarization of amyloid deposits in the renal papilla shows the characteristic apple-green birefringence.