Altered Biomechanical Properties of Gastrocnemius Tendons of Turkeys Infected with Turkey Arthritis Reovirus

Figure 4

Histologic lesions in turkey poults after staining with Masson trichrome (MT) stain: (a) 4-week-old control turkey H&E; (b) 4-week-old control MT; (c) 4-week-old infected H&E; (d) 4-week-old infected MT; (e) 16-week-old control H&E; (f) 16-week-old control MT; (g) 16-week-old infected H&E; (h) 16-week-old infected MT. Inflammatory cells (lymphocytes) in subsynovium in (c) and (d). Collagen (indicative for fibrosis) deposition in the tendon (blue fibrils) in (g) and (h) (double headed white arrows).