Intoxication by Cyanide in Pregnant Sows: Prenatal and Postnatal Evaluation

Figure 2

Light photomicrograph of pregnant sows CNS: (a) animal from control group; ((b) and (c), resp.) animals treated with 4.0 and 6.0 mg/kg of body weight of cyanide from day 21 of pregnancy to 110 term showing Purkinje cells with acidophilic cytoplasm (arrow; (b)) and vacuolar degeneration of Purkinje cells (arrow; (c)). Magnification: ×20, HE.