Special Senses System

Eye, Sclera - Metaplasia, Osseous

    Narrative
    Eye, Sclera - Metaplasia, Osseous in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study. There are two foci of focal osseous metaplasia (arrow) in the sclera.
    Eye, Sclera - Metaplasia, Osseous in a male F344/N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). This higher magnification image shows a discrete focus of well-differentiated, mineralized bone (osseous metaplasia) in greater detail.

    Author

    Margarita M. Gruebbel, DVM, PhD, DACVP
    Senior Pathologist
    Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
    Research Triangle Park, NC

    Reviewers

    Ruth E. Hurley, DVM, PHD, DACVP
    Senior Veterinary Pathologist
    Huntingdon Life Sciences
    North Brunswick, NJ

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