Figure 1From: Increased expression of cysteine cathepsins in ovarian tissue from chickens with ovarian cancerPathological characteristics of normal and cancerous chicken ovaries. Follicles are hierarchically arranged by stage of development (F1-F5) in the normal ovary (A). The cancerous ovary has surface tumor lesions and atretic follicles (B). Hematoxylin and eosin staining of normal (C) and cancerous (D) ovaries from hens. F, follicle; S, stroma; NA, nodule area. Scale bar = 1 cm (A and B) or 100 μm (C and D).Back to article page