Table 1.

Ultrastructural scoring system used in experimental liver fibrosis[19-21]

Ultrastructure	Assessment	Score
Mitochondria	Normal	0
	Prominent cristae	1
	Edematous mitochondrion	2
	Collection of amorphous material	3
rER	Normal	0
	Dilatation	1
	Irregular lamellar organization	2
	Presence of focal breaks	3
sER	Normal	0
	Dilatation	1
	Vacuolization	2
	Presence of large degenerated areas, myelin figures	3
Nucleus	Normal	0
	Irregular chromatin distribution (margination, clumping)	1
	Increased heterochromatin	2
	Degenerated nucleus	3

rER: Rough endoplasmic reticulum; sER: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.