Glomerular lesions of diabetes mellitus in Mystromys albicaudatus.
The kidneys of 175 nondiabetic and diabetic Mystromys albicaudatus were evaluated histologically by light microscopy.  The degree of capillary basement membrane thickening and the predominant glomerular histologic pattern were recorded.  Statistical analyses indicated that glomerulosclerosis is associated with diabetes in this species.  In addition, a granular capillary basement membrane lesion occurred more frequently in diabetic than in nondiabetic animals.
D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D002196:Capillaries / Q000473:pathology; D002467:Cell Nucleus; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology*; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000473:pathology*