Maternal Rat Diabetes Mellitus Deleteriously Affects Insulin Sensitivity and Beta-Cell Function in the Offspring

Figure 1

Photomicrograph of pancreas section of normal rat offspring after birth. The parenchyma is divided by septa (s) into pancreatic acini (pa) and pancreatic duct (pd). The endocrine portion of the pancreas consists of the islets of Langerhans (IL). Alpha (a), beta (b), and delta (d) cells are apparent (×400).