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From: First description of a lesion in the upper digestive mucosa associated with a novel gammaherpesvirus in a striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the Western Mediterranean Sea

Fig. 2

Raised plaque in the upper digestive mucosa. A and B. Epithelial hyperplasia (arrow) showing numerous layers piled over a folded and tortuous basement membrane and brightly eosinophilic, retained superficial layers (*). C. Detail of the superficial layers with hyperchromatic and occasionally fragmented nuclei (*) and underlying layers containing rare cells with marginated chromatin and a central, pale eosinophilic inclusion (arrow)

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