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Room Temperature Storage - Internal Organs
When the body cavities are opened changes in several organs are noticeable:
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The lungs have become darker due to pooling of blood, particularly in the lobes positioned ventral to the level of the heart and large vessels when in recumbency.
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The intestinal loops are greatly dilated with gas and
the walls appear very thin and translucent.
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Chlorophyll and bile pigments have leaked out from
digested material and stained the walls of the intestines and adjacent
tissues.
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The borders of the liver becomerounded due to pooling
of blood and bile imbibition may be seen adjacent to the gall bladder
(not visible in image).
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Veterinary Pathology - Autolysis