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Figure 1. — a. Normal stomach (S) and hcpatopancieas (H). 25 X. b. Normal hepatopancreas. 120 X. c. Hepatopancreas 

 at 2 h postmortem showing edematous swelling between adjacent tubules. Autolysis is more advanced nearer the center of 

 the organ (upper right) than at the periphery (left). IIOX. d. Hepatopancreas at 4 h postmortem showing tubules on lon- 

 gitudinal section. Note the progression of autolylic change in the tubules from the periphery of the organ (bottom) to the 

 autolyzed center (top). 1 10 X . e. Hepatopancreas showing near complete autolysis (4 h postmortem). Note network of con- 

 nective tissue stroma (arrows) remaining after autolysis of tubule epithelium. 120 X. f. Hepatopancreas at 8 h postmortem 

 showing advanced autolysis. Intensely pyknotic nuclei are present in the remaining epithelial cells near the periphery of 

 the organ. Tissue debris and remnants of the connective tissue stroma are present nearer the organ's center (upper right). 

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