Alimentary System

Salivary Gland - Atrophy

    Narrative
    Salivary gland - Atrophy in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is a decrease in the number and size of the glands and an increase in the connective tissue.
    Salivary gland - Atrophy in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There is a decrease in the number and size of the glands and an increase in the connective tissue.

    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