Urinary System

Kidney, Renal Tubule - Cast

    Narrative
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Linear, hyaline (protein) casts are present in the medullary tubules.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Linear, hyaline (protein) casts are present in the medullary tubules.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study. Granular casts are present in the outer medulla.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study. Granular casts are present in the outer medulla.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study. Higher magnification of a granular cast containing necrotic cellular debris.
    Kidney, Renal tubule - Cast in a male F344/N rat from a subchronic study. Higher magnification of a granular cast containing necrotic cellular debris.

    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