Special Senses System

Lacrimal Gland - Atrophy

    Narrative
    Lacrimal gland - Atrophy in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Atrophy (arrow) is characterized by a focus of shrunken acini lined by small, low cuboidal to flattened cells with increased fibrous stroma.
    Lacrimal gland - Atrophy in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The atrophic glands on the left can be compared to the normal glands on the right.

    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