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From: Comparison of the clinical and radiographic appearance of the cervical vertebrae with histological and anatomical findings in an eight-month old warmblood stallion suffering from cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy (CVSM)

Fig. 3

Histological and immunohistochemical examination of equine spinal cord compression stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) (a, d, e) and Masson’s trichrome staining (b, c): A- The difference between the white and grey matter at the site of spinal cord compression. b, C-The changes associated with an increased number of microglial cell infiltration and perivascular collagen D-Multiple digestive chambers forming a spongy structure with a macrophage infiltration (f); F- Expression of CD68 with few visible /several macrophages; G- Expression of the tumor necrosis factor –alpha (TNF-α)

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