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. 1978 Mar;125(Pt 3):527–553.

Morphometric and histological analysis of the lungs of Syrian golden hamsters.

A R Kennedy, A Desrosiers, M Terzaghi, J B Little
PMCID: PMC1235622  PMID: 640957

Abstract

Hamster lung morphometry and histology have been studied in an attempt to determine differences between hamster and human lungs which may have relevance for lung carcinogenesis studies. Morphometric measurements were made on fresh lungs, lung casts, and histological sections. Cell type and frequency measurements were determined from frozen, paraffin, 1 micron plastic (glycol methacrylate) and electron microscopic sections. A standard terminology for hamster lung histology is established, and differences between hamster and human lung morphometry and histology are discussed.

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