U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Skip to Main Navigation
Skip to Page Content
Skip to Atlas Navigation

Lung - Mineral - Gallery

Image of interstitial mineral in the lung from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Lung, Interstitium - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Deeply basophilic material is present within the expanded alveolar septa.
Image of interstitial mineral in the lung from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Lung, Interstitium - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Basophilic mineral is present within cells and lining the alveolar septae.
Image of interstitial mineral in the lung from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Lung, Interstitium - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Many of the fragmented alveolar septae contain basophilic material.
Image of interstitial mineral in the lung from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Lung, Interstitium - Mineral in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). The mineral has been deposited primarily along basement membranes.