Alimentary System

Salivary Gland, Submandibular - Secretory Depletion

    Narrative
    Normal submandibular salivary gland in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. The arrow identifies a convoluted duct.
    Salivary gland, Submandibular - Secretory depletion in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. The acinar and ductular (arrow) cells are smaller than those in Figure 1.

    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