Fig. 3

Immunohistochemical analysis of pancreatic islets. A Representative images of pancreatic sections from experimental groups stained for cleaved caspase-3 at 14–15 and 18–20 weeks of age. B Quantification of cleaved caspase-3-positive cells per pancreatic islets across groups. (p < 0.05; * vs. BTBRob/ob; continuous line indicates difference between time points). Scale bars represent 100 μm in A. Error bars represent mean ± SEM; n = 5 animals