Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences
Collagen fibers in grades I, II, and III of the CMGCs (canine mammary gland carcinomas). A, CMGCs grade I, collagen fibers in the stroma appear with red-orange birefringence (Coll-I) and green birefringence (Coll-III). B, CMGCs grade II, a predominance of Coll-I fibers can observe. C, CMGCs grade III, note the formation of dense collagen bands of Coll-I. D, Collagen fibers in pedunculated papillary structures in CMGCs, under low polarized light. PSR staining. 200X.
Density of collagen type I and III in three grades of CMGCs. Coll-I (Collagen type I), Coll-II (Collagen type III). **** P < 0.0001.