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Heart - Mineral - Gallery

Image of mineral in the heart from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Heart - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Dark blue crystalline material is present in the myocardium (arrows).
Image of mineral in the heart from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Heart - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The dark blue mineral (arrow) in the cardiomyocytes is associated with a region of fibrosis.
Image of mineral in the heart from a female B6C3F1/N mouse in a subchronic study
Heart - Mineral in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. Focal areas of mineral are present in the myocardium (arrows).
Image of mineral in the heart from a female B6C3F1/N mouse in a subchronic study
Heart - Mineral in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). There is blue mineral within the cardiomyocytes.