Figure 10: A semithin section in the submandibular gland of 7 days starved group stained with toluidine blue showing some acini with marked atrophy of the acinar components with loss of their metachromatic material (A) and their small deeply stained nuclei (thin arrow). Note, unstained disorganized lining cells of a striated duct (D) and their degenerated nuclei (n). Scale bar=20 μm.