Reproductive System, Male

Epididymis, Epithelium - Apoptosis

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    Epididymis, Epithelium - Apoptosis. Numerous apoptotic cells (arrows) are present in the epididymal epithelium of a rat. (Photograph courtesy of D. Creasy.)
    Epididymis, Epithelium - Apoptosis. Numerous apoptotic cells are present within the epithelium lining of the epididymal ducts of a rat. (Photograph courtesy of D. Creasy.)

    Authors:

    Dianne M. Creasy, PhD, Dip RCPath, FRCPath
    Dianne Creasy Consulting LLC
    Pipersville, PA

    Robert R. Maronpot, DVM, MS, MPH, DACVP, DABT, FIATP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Dipak K. Giri, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Toxicologic Pathologist
    Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers:

    Mark F. Cesta, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Staff Scientist, NTP Pathologist
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    Division of the National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    David E. Malarkey DVM, PhD, DACVP, FIATP
    Head, National Toxicology Program Pathology Group
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    Division of the National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC