Urinary System

Kidney - Glomerulosclerosis

    Narrative
    Kidney - Glomerulosclerosis in a male Wistar Han rat from a chronic study. Several glomeruli (arrows) associated with chronic progressive nephropathy have an increase in eosinophilic matrix and contraction of the glomerular tuft.
    Kidney - Glomerulosclerosis in a male Wistar Han rat from a chronic study. Several glomeruli (arrows) associated with chronic progressive nephropathy have an increase in eosinophilic matrix and contraction of the glomerular tuft.
    Kidney - Glomerulosclerosis in a male Wistar Han rat from a chronic study. Affected glomeruli often have adhesions (arrow) between the glomerular tuft and Bowman�s capsule.
    Kidney - Glomerulosclerosis in a male Wistar Han rat from a chronic study. Affected glomeruli often have adhesions (arrow) between the glomerular tuft and Bowman�s capsule.

    Authors 

    John Curtis Seely, DVM, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

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

    Reviewers

    Kendall S. Frazier, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT
    Director, Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Safety Assessment
    GlaxoSmithKline
    King of Prussia, PA

    Gordon C. Hard, BSc, BVSc, PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCVS, FAToxSci, DACVP
    Expert Consultant
    Tairua, New Zealand

    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