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Metestrum cells, dog
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Metestrum cells, dog

    Photomicrograph of exfoliative vaginal cytologic slide of a bitch during early diestrus, showing two metestrum cells (asterisks), a large intermediate cell, neutrophils, and bacteria. Original magnification, 1000×; Romanowsky variant stain.

Courtesy of Dr. Viviane Gomes, Louisiana State University.