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Hamsters (Laboratory) - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 19:45, 8 January 2011
, 19:45, 8 January 2011→Cholangiofibrosis
===Cholangiofibrosis===
===Cholangiofibrosis===
Also called cholangiohepatitis, the cause of this pathology is thought to be from a Helicobacter species called ''H. cholecysticus''. Affected hamsters display no clinical signs.
Also called cholangiohepatitis, the cause of this pathology is thought to be from a [[Helicobacter|Helicobacter]] species called ''H. cholecysticus''. Affected hamsters display no clinical signs.
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Macroscopic pathology includes bile duct hyperplasia, pericholangial fibrosis and centrilobular pancreatitis.
Macroscopic pathology includes bile duct hyperplasia, pericholangial fibrosis and centrilobular pancreatitis.