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Table 4 Histopathological scores according to experimental groups

From: Does the cardiovascular drug levosimendan prevent iodinated contrast medium nephrotoxicity with glycerol aggravation in rats?

Groups

Hyaline casts

Haemorrhagic casts

Tubular necrosis

Healthy (I)

Grade 0

Grade 0

Grade 0

GLY (II)

Grade 3

Grade 3

Grade 2

CM (III)

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 1

GLY+CM (IV)

Grade 3

Grade 3

Grade 2

CM+LEVO 0.25 (V)

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 0

GLY+CM+LEVO 0.25 (VI)

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 2

CM+LEVO 0.5 (VII)

Grade 0

Grade 1

Grade 0

GLY+CM+LEVO 0.5 (VIII)

Grade 1

Grade 1

Grade 2

  1. Grade 0 negative, Grade 1 mild (+1), Grade 2 moderate (+2), Grade 3 severe (+3), CM Contrast medium, GLY Glycerol, LEVO Levosimendan