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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transpl Int. 2010 Sep 6;24(2):175–183. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2010.01160.x

Fig. 2. Histopathological assessment of explanted islet-containing intestinal segments.

Fig. 2

(a) Shows the overall organization of islets (arrowheads) bounded by the intestinal wall (intestine) 7 days after their transplantation. Note that the intestinal mucosa is completely denuded and is without obvious inflammatory infiltrates. (b) Shows numerous vascular structures (arrows) throughout the section 12 days after transplantation of islets in the intestinal segment. (c, d) Islets (arrowheads) 60 days after transplantation into the intestinal segment. Abundant vascular structures are indicated in the box. (e, f) Collagen formation stained by blue Masson′s trichrome surrounding islet structures. (a–d) Hematoxilin and Eosin staining; e and f, Masson’s trichrome. Original magnification; a and b, ×200, c and d ×100; and e and f, ×400.