Table 3.
Description of histopathological variable recorded in the liverof in adult female quail supplemented with dietary thymol (2-isopropyl-5-methylphenol) presented in the columns of the excel file “Fernandez 2019 Frequency of liver histological alterations.xls” [18].
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| Hemorrhage | Extent and severity of hemorrhage (a*w). RP1 |
| Dilation of sinusoids | Extent and severity of dilation of sinusoids (a*w). RP1 |
| Vascular congestion | Extent and severity of vascular (a*w). RP1 |
| Hydropic degenerat. | Extent and severity of hydropic degeneration (a*w). RP2 |
| Steatosis, fatty change | Extent and severity of steatosis or fatty change (a*w). RP2 |
| Pycnotic hepatocytes | Extent and severity of pycnotic hepatocytes (a*w). RP2 |
| Fibrosis | Extent and severity of fibrosis (a*w). RP2 |
| Necrosis | Extent and severity of necrosis (liquefactive or focal) (a*w). RP2 |
| Oval cells | Extent and severity of the area occupied by oval cells (a*w). RP3 |
| Hypertrophy | Extent and severity of the hypertrophy (acute cellular swelling) (a*w). RP3 |
| Hyaline degeneration | Extent and severity of hyaline degeneration (Intracellular eosinophilic bodies). RP3 |
| Leucocyte infiltration | Extent and severity of the leucocyte infiltration (a*w). RP4 |
| Average hemorrhage | Average of “a*w” values for hemorrhage within a treatment. RP1 |
| Av. Dilation sinusoids | Average of “a*w” values for dilation of sinusoids within a treatment. RP1 |
| Av. Vascular congest. | Average of “a*w” values for vascular congestion within a treatment. RP1 |
| Av.hydropic degen. | Average of “a*w” values for hydropic degeneration within a treatment. RP2 |
| Av. Steatosis, fatty ch. | Average of “a*w” values for steatosis or fatty change within a treatment. RP2 |
| Av. Pycnotichepatoc. | Average of “a*w” values for pycnotic hepatocytes within a treatment. RP2 |
| Av.Fibrosis | Average of “a*w” values for fibrosis within a treatment. RP2 |
| Av. Necrosis | Average of “a*w” values for necrosis within a treatment. RP2 |
| Av. Oval cells | Average of “a*w” values for area occupied by oval cells within a treatment. RP3 |
| Av. Hypertrophy | Average of “a*w” values for hypertrophy within a treatment. RP3 |
| Av. Hyaline nfiltrate. | Average of “a*w” values for hyaline degeneration within a treatment. RP3 |
| Av. Leucocyte nfiltrate. | Average of “a*w” values for leucocyte infiltration within a treatment. RP4 |
| Rel. hemorrhage | Relativized “a*w” values for hemorrhage within a treatment. RP1 |
| Rel. dilation of sinus. | Relativized “a*w” values for dilation of sinusoids within a treatment. RP1 |
| Rel. vascular congest. | Relativized “a*w” values for vascular congestion within a treatment. RP1 |
| Rel.hydropic degener. | Relativized “a*w” values for hydropic degeneration within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel. steatosis, fatty | Relativized “a*w” values for steatosis or fatty change within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel.pycnotichepatoc. | Relativized “a*w” values for pycnotic hepatocytes within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel.fibrosis | Relativized “a*w” values for fibrosis within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel. necrosis | Relativized “a*w” values for necrosis within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel. oval cells | Relativized “a*w” values for area occupied by oval cells within a treatment. RP2 |
| Rel.hypertrophy | Relativized “a*w” values for hypertrophy within a treatment. RP3 |
| Rel. hyaline degener. | Relativized “a*w” values for hyaline degeneration within a treatment. RP3 |
| Rel. leucocyte infiltr. | Relativized “a*w” values for leucocyte infiltration within a treatment. RP4 |
Av = Average, Rel. = Relativized. RP = Contributes to specified reaction pattern.