A Researcher Conducts a Study to Evaluate the Morphological Changes

question 630

Multiple Choice

A researcher conducts a study to evaluate the morphological changes of various cerebral pathologies using live animal models.  In an experiment, histopathological examination of the brain after an inciting event shows neurons with intensely eosinophilic cytoplasm and condensed basophilic nuclei.  Serial biopsies are obtained to evaluate progressive changes.  Which of the following is most likely to be seen in the affected brain area in the subsequent weeks?

• A)Extracellular amyloid deposition
• B)Fibroblast migration
• C)Glial cell hyperplasia
• D)Neuronal hypertrophy
• E)Vascular hyalinization

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