Morphometric study of the effect of hypervitaminosis A on the sublingual gland of the rat.
Hypervitaminosis A induces the following changes in the rat sublingual gland: smaller size acini with lower cells and smaller nuclei. The serous demilunes show smaller cells and nuclei. The striated ducts show smaller and disorganized cells with smaller nuclei. These data were confirmed by morphometric techniques.
D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014801:Vitamin A