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Fibroplasia, stroma; Inflammation, mixed cell; Hyperplasia, squamous cell, epithelium; Keratinization, epithelium; Neovascularization, stroma; cornea; rat. A population of fusiform, collagen-producing cells is subjacent to the epithelium. The epithelium is thickened by the presence of several extra rows of epithelial cells (hyperplasia) and a superficial layer of keratin. Blood vessels (arrows) are present in the cornea stroma (neovascularization).
