Immune System

Thymus - Hyperplasia, Epithelial

    Narrative
    Thymus - Hyperplasia, Epithelial in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Hyperplastic epithelial cells form tubules (arrow) and cords (arrowhead) within the thymus medulla.
    Thymus - Hyperplasia, Epithelial in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Hyperplastic epithelial cells form tubules (arrow) and cords (arrowhead) within the thymus medulla.
    Thymus - Hyperplasia, Epithelial (higher magnification of Figure 1). Tubules formed by hyperplastic epithelial cells contain eosinophilic secretory material (arrow).
    Thymus - Hyperplasia, Epithelial (higher magnification of Figure 1). Tubules formed by hyperplastic epithelial cells contain eosinophilic secretory material (arrow).

    Authors

    Kristen Hobbie, DVM, PhD
    Principal Pathologist
    Huntingdon Life Sciences
    Peterborough, UK

    Susan A. Elmore, MS, DVM, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Staff Scientist, NTP Pathologist
    NTP Pathology Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Holly M. Kolenda-Roberts, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Veterinary Pathologist
    SNBL USA
    Everett, WA

    Reviewers

    Jerrold M. Ward, DVM, PhD, DACVP, FIATP
    Veterinary Pathologist
    Global VetPathology
    Montgomery Village, MD

    Robert R. Maronpot, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC