Reproductive System, Male

Prostate, Acinus - Atrophy

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    Prostate - Normal. Normal dorsolateral prostate for comparison with Figure 3 in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate - Normal. Normal dorsolateral prostate for comparison with Figure 3 in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate - Normal. Higher magnification of Figure 1. Normal dorsolateral prostate for comparison with Figure 4 in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate - Normal. Higher magnification of Figure 1. Normal dorsolateral prostate for comparison with Figure 4 in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate, Acinus - Atrophy. Decreased acinar size and absence of secretion are evident in this prostate in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate, Acinus - Atrophy. Decreased acinar size and absence of secretion are evident in this prostate in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate, Acinus - Atrophy. Higher magnification of Figure 3. Acinar epithelium is markedly flattened (atrophic), there is absence of luminal secretion, and asterisks indicate increased stromal prominence in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.
    Prostate, Acinus - Atrophy. Higher magnification of Figure 3. Acinar epithelium is markedly flattened (atrophic), there is absence of luminal secretion, and asterisks indicate increased stromal prominence in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study.

    Authors:

    Dianne M. Creasy, PhD, Dip RCPath, FRCPath
    Dianne Creasy Consulting LLC
    Pipersville, PA

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

    Dipak K. Giri, DVM, PHD, DACVP
    Toxicologic Pathologist
    Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC
     

    Reviewers:

    Mark F. Cesta, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Staff Scientist, NTP Pathologist
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    Division of the National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC
     

    David E. Malarkey DVM, PhD, DACVP, FIATP
    Head, National Toxicology Program Pathology Group
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    Division of the National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC