Table 2. Von Kossa stain scoring.
| Grade | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | ± | + | 2+ | 3+ | |
| Thoracic aorta | |||||
| control | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| adenine vehicle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| adenine evocalcet | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdominal aorta | |||||
| control | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| adenine vehicle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| adenine evocalcet | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heart | |||||
| control | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| adenine vehicle | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| adenine evocalcet | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kidney | |||||
| control | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| adenine vehicle | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| adenine evocalcet | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
The data are presented as the number of samples with each von Kossa staining score for each group. Scoring: -: 0% (none), ±: <25% (slight), +: 25–50% (mild), 2+: 50–75% (moderate), 3+: >75% (marked).