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. 2017 May 27;10(6):590. doi: 10.3390/ma10060590

Table 4.

Criteria of toxicity effect based on changes in cell morphology [12].

Grade Toxicity Cell Morphology
0 lack Discrete intracytoplasmic granules, no evidence of cell lysis, lack of inhibition of cell growth
1 weak No more than 20% of rounded, shrunk cells, separating from the substrate without densities of cytoplasm, individual cells disrupted
2 moderate No more than 50% of rounded cells, no evidence of granules, vast cell lysis and empty spaces between cells
3 average No more than 70% of rounded cells, cells underwent lysis
4 strong Almost completely or completely damaged cell culture