Respiratory System

Lung - Metaplasia, Goblet Cell

    Narrative
    Lung, Bronchiole - Metaplasia, Goblet cell from a male Sprague-Dawley rat in an acute study. The majority of the cells in this airway are goblet cells. Image provided courtesy of Dr. J. Bonner.
    Lung, Bronchiole - Metaplasia, Goblet cell from a male Sprague-Dawley rat in an acute study (same airway as in Figure 5). The vacuoles stain blue with Mason's trichrome stain. Image provided courtesy of Dr. J. Bonner., basic_html
    Lung, Bronchiole - Metaplasia, Goblet cell from a male Sprague-Dawley rat in an acute study. Scattered cells contain a single, large, cytoplasmic vacuole. Image provided courtesy of Dr. J. Bonner.

    Authors

    Mark F. Cesta, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Staff Scientist/NTP Pathologist
    NTP Pathology Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC


    Darlene Dixon, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Group Leader
    Molecular Pathogenesis Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC


    Ronald A. Herbert, DVM, PhD
    Group Leader/NTP Pathologist
    Pathology Support Group
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC


    Lauren M. Staska, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    WIL Research
    Hillsborough, NC

    Reviewers

    Gary A. Boorman, DVM, PhD, DACVP, DABT, DACLAM
    Pathologist
    Covance Laboratories, Inc.
    Chantilly, VA

    Robert C. Sills, DVM, PhD, FIATP
    Chief, Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC