Figure 6.
Photomicrograph of pancreas section of diabetic rat offspring after two weeks of birth showing severe degenerative changes. Many necrotic foci (nc) vacuolations (v) are noticed in the islets (IL); the number of beta-cells (b) is reduced and the hypertrophied ones are degenerating. Alpha-cells, delta-cells, and pancreatic acini (pa) are indicated by symbols a, d, and pa, respectively, (×400).