ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the parameters of liver tissue in SD rats and beagle dogs and to supply evidence for toxicologic pathological evaluation.Methods Forty SD rats and twenty beagle dogs,male in half,were used for the observation.SD rats were sacrificed at the age of 12 weeks and the beagles at the age of 12 months.After complete necropsy examination,all livers were fixed in 10 % neutral buffered formalin solution,embedded in paraffin,sliced at a thickness of 5 ? m and stained with hematoxylin and eosin(HE).The distance of central vein and portal area,and that of central veins in the neighbored lobules were measured by means of an image analyzer Spot Advanced.The difference of the above distance between beagles and rats,and that between male and female were compared.Results The distance of central veins in the neighbored lobules was about 883 ? m in the beagles and about 496 ? m in SD rats,and the distance between lobule center and portal area was about 511 ? m in beagle dogs and about 410 ? m in SD rats.There was no difference between the male and the female.Conclusion The distance of central veins in the neighbored lobules in beagle dogs is longer than that in SD rats,so does the distance between lobule center and portal area.The sex of the animal has no influnce on the size of the lobules.