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Harderian Gland - Hyperplasia

    Narrative
    Harderian gland - Hyperplasia in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. There is a well-demarcated focus of alveoli that doesn't compress the adjacent tissue., basic_html
    Harderian gland - Hyperplasia in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1) The alveoli in the hyperplastic focus are lined by increased numbers of large cells with enlarged nuclei and a slightly different tinctorial quality than surrounding normal cells.
    Harderian gland - Hyperplasia in a male F344\N rat from a chronic study. This hyperplastic focus (arrow) consists of a small cluster of alveoli lined by increased numbers of well-differentiated cells crowded into multiple layers.
    Harderian gland - Hyperplasia in a male F344\N rat from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). The cells in this hyperplastic focus have a slightly different tinctorial quality than surrounding normal cells.

    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