Changes

==Structure==

==Structure==

*The peritoneum is smooth and clear in the healthy animal.

*The peritoneum is smooth and clear in the healthy animal.

 

*Single layer of [[Mesothelial cells|mesothelial cells]]

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Single layer of [[Mesothelial cells|mesothelial cells]]

*Many species have lymphoid tissue aggregates and fixed phagocytes in the omentum that are not covered by mesothelial cells

*Many species have lymphoid tissue aggregates and fixed phagocytes in the omentum that are not covered by mesothelial cells

*NB Post mortem change and autolysis result in increased volumes of red-brown fluid in the abdomen, not associated with other pathology, no roughening of surfaces of organs or peritoneum.

*''NB Post mortem change and autolysis result in increased volumes of red-brown fluid in the abdomen, not associated with other pathology, no roughening of surfaces of organs or peritoneum.''

==Function==

==Function==