Musculoskeletal System

Skeletal Muscle - Necrosis

    Narrative
    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.
    Skeletal muscle - Necrosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Dystrophic mineralization has affected several necrotic muscle fibers.
    Skeletal muscle - Necrosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Two areas of necrosis have become mineralized.

    Authors

    Torrie A. Crabbs, DVM, DACVP
    Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC  

    Reviewers

    Philip H. Long, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Presiden and Senior Pathologist
    Vet Path Services, Inc.
    Mason, OH

    Amy Brix, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

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