99/19 | Clinical & Field Article | Veterinary Pathology
Pathology of Selenite Induced Cataract in Rats
S.Shiyamala, S.Ramesh, S.Hemalatha, C.Ramani, V.Ranganathan, K.Vijayarani, S.Ramesh and Ganne Venkata Sudhakar RaoDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai – 600 007, Tamil Nadu
Published in the Indian Veterinary Journal September 2019 : 96 (09) - pages 56 to 57(Received: March, 2019, Accepted: April, 2019)
Abstract
Sodium selenite administered @ 3mg/kg to eleven day old rat pups resulted in nuclear cataract at fourteenth day, which on histological examination revealed disorganization of lens bers and vacuolar degeneration around the nucleus.In contrast non selenite group revealed clear transparent lens, which histologically showed normal homogeneous appearance.
Key Words: Cataract, Pathology, Selenite, Wistar-albino rat