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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Transplant. 2014 Nov 17;15(1):64–75. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12999

Figure 4. Nuclear basophilia score of decellularized kidneys.

Figure 4

This scoring system assesses the removal of cells (loss of nuclear basophilia) from components of the decellularized kidney ECM as evaluated by a pathologist blinded to each protocol used. A score of 1 is optimal. 1- Complete (100%) removal of cells; 2- Substantial (70%) loss; 3- Moderate (50%) loss; 4- Minimal (30%) loss; 5- No (0%) loss. Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. # indicates a significant difference in means compared with all other groups (p<0.05), * indicates a significant difference in means between conditions specified by horizontal and vertical bars (p<0.05), and N.S. indicates no significant difference in means as specified.