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Fig. 8

From: A multidisciplinary study on Clinostomum infections in Nile tilapia: micro-morphology, oxidative stress, immunology, and histopathology

Fig. 8

Paraffin sections stained by haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for histopathological examination of the operculum and pseudobranch of Nile tilapia (a & b) Presence of two large Clinostomum metacercarial cysts enclosed by several layers of collagen firmly attached to the host’s adipose tissue. Note the inflammatory reaction involving the host tissue adjacent to the cyst (circle) (H&E, 40X magnification). (c) A metacercarial cyst wall present in the pseudo branch region (H&E, 40X magnification). (d) The inflammatory reaction in the host tissue between the two cyst walls consists mainly of EGCs (*) (H&E, X400 magnification)

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