Reproductive System, Female

Clitoral Gland - Hyperplasia

    Narrative
    Clitoral gland - Hyperplasia in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study. An area of acinar hyperplasia is sharply demarcated from the adjacent clitoral gland; dilated ducts are also evident.
    Clitoral gland - Hyperplasia in a female F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Enlarged acini are evident adjacent to normal acinar structures.

    Authors

    Gabrielle Willson, BVMS, Dip RC Path, FRC Path, MRCVS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Karen Y. Cimon, DVM, MS
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Gordon Flake, MD
    Staff Scientist
    NTP Pathologist
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Karen S. Regan, DVM, DABT, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Regan Path/Tox Services, Inc.
    Ashland, OH  

    Darlene Dixon, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Fellow, IATP
    Group Leader, Molecular Pathogenesis Group
    National Toxicology Program Laboratory
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC