Musculoskeletal System

Skeletal Muscle - Hypertrophy

    Narrative
    Skeletal muscle - Hypertrophy in a male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rat from a subchronic study. Large, hypertrophic fibers (arrows) are adjacent to longitudinally split muscle fibers (arrowheads).
    Skeletal muscle - Hypertrophy in a male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rat from a subchronic study. Large, hypertrophic fibers (arrows) are adjacent to longitudinally split muscle fibers (arrowheads).
    Skeletal muscle - Hypertrophy in a male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Large, hypertrophic fibers (arrows) are adjacent to longitudinally split muscle fibers (arrowheads).
    Skeletal muscle - Hypertrophy in a male Harlan Sprague-Dawley rat from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Large, hypertrophic fibers (arrows) are adjacent to longitudinally split muscle fibers (arrowheads).

    Authors

    Torrie A. Crabbs, DVM, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC  

    Reviewers

    Philip H. Long, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Presiden and Senior Pathologist
    Vet Path Services, Inc.
    Mason, OH

    Amy Brix, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

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