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Skeletal Muscle - Edema - Gallery

Image of edema in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Muscle fibers and muscle bundles are separated by expanded interstitial spaces filled with pale pink material.
Image of edema in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). There are separated muscle fibers and muscle bundles due to an accumulation of pale pink interstitial material.
Image of edema in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. A longitudinal section of skeletal muscle shows expansion of the interstitial spaces due to an accumulation of poorly stained edema fluid.
Image of edema in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Edema in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). Interstitial spaces are expanded by poorly stained edema fluid.
Image of edema in the skeletal muscle from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a subchronic study
Skeletal muscle - Normal in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. Expanded interstitial space caused by fixation and/or sectioning artifact.