Alimentary System

Tongue - Edema

    Narrative
    Tongue - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Edema in the tongue is evidenced by the clear spaces in the tissue.
    Tongue - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The edema is accompanied by necrosis of the associated epithelium.

    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