Figure 3.
Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-3β+/− and Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-1α+/− mice exhibit altered islet morphology. Immunofluorescent confocal microscopy of pancreatic islets of Wt (A), Hnf-3β+/− (B), Hnf-1α+/− (C), Pdx-1+/− (D), Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-3β+/− (E), and Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-1α+/− (F) mice. Insulin-expressing cells are shown in red, glucagon-containing cells in green. Nuclei of respective cells are shown in blue. Islets from Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-3β+/− (E) and Pdx-1+/−/Hnf-1α+/− (F) mice show scattered α-cells throughout the islets. Pancreatic islet size was not significantly different in the different mutant mice.
