Reproductive System, Male

Testis, Seminiferous Tubule - Dilation

    Narrative
    Testis, Seminiferous tubule - Dilation in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. These seminiferous tubules are dilated.
    Testis, Seminiferous tubule - Dilation in a male B6C3F1 mouse in a chronic study. This higher magnification of Figure 1 shows a dilated seminiferous tubule with a reduced population of germinal epithelium.
    Testis - Normal in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Normal seminiferous tubules for comparison with Figure 1.
    Testis - Normal in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Normal seminiferous tubules for comparison with Figure 2.

    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