Table 1.

Signalments of dogs and characteristics of samples.

Group	Number (dogs)	Breed	Sex	Age	Diagnosis	Sample acquisition	Number (samples)	Histopathological grade
Control	Dog 1*	Maltese	SF	5 y 10 m	Brain infarction	Necropsy (after euthanasia)	1	Normal
							2	Normal
	Dog 2*	Golden retriever	IM	4 y 11 m	Idiopathic epilepsy	Necropsy	3	Normal
							4	Normal
	Dog 3	Maltese	CM	6 y	MUE	Necropsy	5	Minimal inflammation
Pancreatitis	Dog 4	Miniature poodle	IF	14 y	Ependymal cyst	Necropsy	6	Mild pancreatitis
	Dog 5*	Jindo	CM	12 y 5 m	Pancreatitis	Partial pancreatectomy	7	Severe pancreatitis
							8	Severe pancreatitis
	Dog 6*	Miniature poodle	CM	8 y 7 m	Choroid plexus tumor	Necropsy	9	Severe pancreatitis
							10	Moderate pancreatitis

^*Samples were collected from two pancreatic sites (pancreatic head and body/tail) because the appearance at them was grossly different. For dog ages; y, years; m, months; CM, castrated male; IF, intact female; IM, intact male; MUE, meningoencephalitis of unknown origin; SF, spayed female.