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Histopathology of the Lymph NodesLaboratory of Experimental Pathology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA Correspondence: Address correspondence to: Susan A. Elmore, Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, 111 Alexander Drive, MD B3-06, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA; e-mail:elmore{at}niehs.nih.gov Lymph nodes function as filters of tissues and tissue fluids and are sites of origin and production of lymphocytes for normal physiological functions. As part of this normal function, they react to both endogenous and exogenous substances with a variety of specific morphological and functional responses. Lesions can be both proliferative and nonproliferative, and can be treatment-related or not. The histological evaluation of lymph nodes is necessary in order to understand the immunotoxic effects of chemicals with the resulting data providing an important component of human risk assessment. It is the challenge of the toxicologic pathologist to interpret the pathology data within the complete clinical evaluation of the entire animal. Daily insults, ageing and toxins can alter the normal histology and primary function of lymph nodes. Therefore it is important to distinguish and differentiate lesions that occur naturally during normal development and ageing from those that are induced by xenobiotics. To achieve this goal, comparison with strain- age- and sex-matched controls is crucial.
Key Words: Lymph node • immunotoxic • xenobiotic • hyperplasia • angiectasis • lymphoma
Toxicologic Pathology, Vol. 34, No. 5,
425-454 (2006) This article has been cited by other articles:
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