Fig. 5From: Genotyping and comparative pathology of Spirocerca in black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas) in South AfricaHistological transverse section of the aorta in the repair via fibrosis stage in an infected jackal. Note the elastic fiber degeneration (↑), mural fibrosis (*) and the absence of inflammatory cells. HE. Inset: histological transverse section of a normal aorta in a non-affected jackal at the same magnification. HEBack to article page