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Lung, Epithelium - Necrosis - Gallery

Image of epithelial necrosis in the lung from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a subchronic study
Lung, Bronchiole, Epithelium, Bronchiole - Necrosis in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a subchronic study. The epithelial cells are fragmented, with pyknotic and karyorrhectic nuclei.
Image of epithelial necrosis in the lung from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a subchronic study
Lung, Epithelium - Necrosis in a male Wistar Han rat from a chronic study. There is a large area of coagulative necrosis surrounded by suppurative inflammation.
Image of epithelial necrosis in the lung from a female F344/N rat in a subchronic study
Lung, Epithelium, Alveolus - Necrosis in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. There is loss of epithelial cells, and many of the interstitial cells have pyknotic nuclei.
Image of epithelial necrosis in the lung from a female F344/N rat in a subchronic study
Lung, Epithelium, Alveolus - Necrosis in a female F344/N rat from a subchronic study. In this focal lesion, there is loss of epithelial and interstitial cells.