Histological and Metabolic State of Dams Suckling Small Litter or MSG-Treated Pups

Figure 5

Adaptations in pancreatic islet histology in lactating dams at 21 days of lactation. Representative photomicrographs (magnification 200x; scale bar, 50 μm) of H&E-stained sections of pancreatic islets from lactating dams (a, b, d, and e). (c, f) Quantification of islet size (μm²); data are median ± SEM. Sections were evaluated from dams/group and three image fields per section. Symbols above the bars represent statistical differences according to Student’s t-test (). Dams versus SL Dams; ^#CON Dams versus MSG Dams.

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