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Nose, Turbinate - Hyperostosis - Gallery

Image of hyperostosis in the nose, turbinate from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Turbinate - Hyperostosis in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. Thickening of the turbinate bone is present.
Image of hyperostosis in the nose, turbinate from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Turbinate - Hyperostosis in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). Numerous empty lacunae and reversal lines are present in the thickened turbinate bone.
Image of hyperostosis in the nose, turbinate from a male B6C3F1/N mouse in a chronic study
Nose, Turbinate - Hyperostosis in a male B6C3F1/N mouse from a chronic study. In addition to turbinate bone thickening, there is thickening of the bone in the nasal septum and atrophy of the olfactory mucosa.
Image of hyperostosis in the nose, turbinate from a male F344/N rat in a chronic study
Nose, Turbinate - Hyperostosis in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. There is atrophy of some turbinates (arrows) and hyperostosis of others.
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