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. 2017 Jan 7;8:1. doi: 10.1186/s13293-016-0124-4

Table 1.

Heart pathology scores based on evaluation of hematoxylin and eosin (HE) and trichome stained sections

Pathology Interstitial cellularity Vacuolization Fibrosis Cumulative
Degree 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 Mean Median 95% CI
Male Control 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOX 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 4.25 4.5* 3–5
Female Control 2 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0.6 1 0–1
DOX 0 4 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 2# 1–3

*p < 0.05 compared to saline-treated mice of the same sex; # p < 0.05 compared to male DOX-treated mice