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Skeletal Muscle - Necrosis - Gallery

Image of necrosis in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Necrosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. This cross section of skeletal muscle exhibits an extensive, highly fragmented and vacuolated collection of muscle fibers; some are hypereosinophilic, and others are pale.
Image of necrosis in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Necrosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Dystrophic mineralization has affected several necrotic muscle fibers.
Image of necrosis in the skeletal muscle from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Skeletal muscle - Necrosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Two areas of necrosis have become mineralized.
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