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Liver, Hepatocyte - Apoptosis - Gallery

Image of apoptosis in the liver from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Liver, Hepatocyte - Apoptosis in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. There are slightly shrunken, irregularly shaped cells consistent with early-stage apoptosis (arrowheads) and smaller, rounded cells consistent with late-stage apoptosis (arrows); both have hypereosinophilic cytoplasm and small, fragmented nuclei.
Image of apoptosis in the liver from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Liver, Hepatocyte - Apoptosis in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. There are small rounded cells consistent with late-stage apoptosis (arrows), and larger, irregular apoptotic cells consistent with early-stage apoptosis (arrowheads).