Root M V, Johnson K H, Allen W T, Johnston S D
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St Paul 55108, USA.
J Small Anim Pract. 1995 Sep;36(9):416-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1995.tb02972.x.
Diabetes mellitus, characterised by persistent hyperglycaemia and glucosuria, was diagnosed in a six-week-old kitten. Pancreatic sections contained low numbers of atypically small islets and immunohistochemistry demonstrated pancreatic endocrine insufficiency with virtually no production of any islet hormones. There was no inflammatory infiltration of the islets, as seen in the form of diabetes mellitus characteristic of juvenile humans.
一只六周大的小猫被诊断出患有糖尿病，其特征为持续性高血糖和糖尿。胰腺切片显示胰岛数量少且形态异常小，免疫组织化学显示胰腺内分泌功能不全，几乎不产生任何胰岛激素。胰岛没有炎症浸润，这与人类青少年糖尿病的特征表现不同。
