The Effect of Babesia divergens Infection on the Spleen of Mongolian Gerbils
Figure 2
Babesia divergens-induced changes in spleen histology of gerbil. (a) Normal architecture of noninfected gerbil spleen. Red pulp (RP) and white pulp (WP) are separated; marginal zone and trabeculae are clearly observed. ((b) and (c)) Infected gerbil spleen on day 5 postinfection. WP is starting to fuse together; some spleen cells are vacuolated (black arrow), hemosiderin pigments are present (white arrow heads), and the splenic sinusoids contain infected erythrocytes (white arrow). (d) Normal spleen capsule (star). (e) Thin capsule from infected spleen of gerbil (star). Scale bar = 25 μm.
