Respiratory System

Nose - Concretion

    Narrative
    Nose - Concretion in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. Laminated eosinophilic material mixed with inflammatory cells is present in the meatus (arrow).
    Nose - Concretion in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Eosinophilic laminated material mixed with inflammatory cells is present in the meatus (arrow).

    Authors

    Rodney A. Miller, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    NC Pathology Group Manager
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Mark F. Cesta, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Staff Scientist, NTP Pathologist
    Cellular and Molecular Pathology Branch
    Division of the National Toxicology Program
    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

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

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