Sialodacryoadenitis, destruction of ductal epithelial cells, parotid salivary gland, rat
Photomicrographs showing (A) marked destruction of the ductal epithelial cells of the parotid salivary gland of a rat 4 days after exposure to rat coronavirus (sialodacryoadenitis virus) and (B) the same area of the parotid salivary gland stained to demonstrate viral antigen confined to the ductal epithelial cells. A, H&E stain; B, fluorescent antibody stain.
Courtesy of Dr. Dean H. Percy.
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