Special Senses System

Lacrimal Gland - Inflammation

    Narrative
    Lacrimal gland - Inflammation, Acute in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Acute inflammation is characterized by predominantly neutrophil accumulations in the lacrimal gland duct.
    Lacrimal gland - Inflammation, Acute in a male B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 3). The neutrophils are present in the lumen and mucosa (arrow) of the lacrimal gland duct.
    Lacrimal gland - Inflammation, Chronic active in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study. Chronic active inflammation (arrows) is characterized by neutrophil and mononuclear cell infiltrates in the interstitium and glandular lumens.
    Lacrimal gland - Inflammation, Chronic active in a female B6C3F1 mouse from a chronic study (higher magnification of Figure 1). The neutrophils tend to accumulate in the glandular lumens, while the mononuclear cells are more prevalent in the interstitium.

    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