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Nose, Epithelium - Degeneration - Gallery

Image of degeneration in the nose, olfactory epithelium from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Nose, Olfactory epithelium - Degeneration in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. Numerous vacuoles are present in the olfactory mucosa.
Image of degeneration in the nose, olfactory epithelium from a female B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Olfactory epithelium - Degeneration in a female B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. A clear vacuole (arrow), disorganization, and homogeneous cytoplasmic change are present in the mucosa.
Image of degeneration in the nose, respiratory epithelium from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Respiratory epithelium - Degeneration in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. Cytoplasmic vacuoles are present in the respiratory epithelium lining a turbinate.
Image of degeneration in the nose, respiratory epithelium from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Respiratory epithelium - Degeneration in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). Cytoplasmic vacuoles are present in the respiratory epithelium.