Fig. 4: RSV infection of tracheal mucosa. | npj Viruses

Fig. 4: RSV infection of tracheal mucosa.

From: Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) as an upper respiratory tract model for respiratory syncytial virus infection

Fig. 4

A Within, scattered granulocytes are present within the epithelium (grey arrowheads) of the tracheal mucosa of ferrets. H&E; (B) A multifocal infiltration of intra-epithelial granulocytes (grey arrowheads) and submucosal mononuclear cells (asterisk) is present within the hamster trachea epithelium. H&E; C Multifocal, epithelial cells in the ferret mucosa are immunolabeled for RSV antigen (arrows) by chromogenic DAB immunochemistry. D No immunolabeling for RSV antigen is present in the hamster trachea. Bars, 50 μm.

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