Alimentary System

Stomach, Forestomach - Diverticulum

    Narrative
    Stomach, Forestomach - Diverticulum in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. An out-pouching of the wall of the forestomach filled with keratin, inflammatory cells, and ingesta is present.
    Stomach, Forestomach - Diverticulum in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. An out-pouching of the wall of the forestomach is present.

    Authors:

    Linda H. Kooistra, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Abraham Nyska, DVM, Diplomate ECVP, Fellow IATP
    Expert in Toxicologic Pathology
    Visiting Full Professor of Pathology
    Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University Timrat Israel

    Reviewers:

    Joel R. Leininger, DVM, PhD
    Senior Pathologist
    MedImmune
    Washington, DC

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