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. 2020 Jun 25;15(6):e0235052. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235052

Table 3. Size/intensity visual estimation of comets in cells of pancreatic islets treated with UV 365 nm wavelength, in alpha cells treated with UV light, in beta cells treated with UV light.

Rating is the sum of every cell’s individual score divided by the number of cells counted. There were a 100 cells counted for each sample.

Pancreatic islets Rating Alpha cells Rating Beta cells Rating Fibroblasts Rating
Control 0 Control 1 Control 1 Control 0
10s 1 10s 1 10s 1 10s 1
30s 2 30s - 30s - 30s -
60s 3 60s 1 60s 1 60s 2
90s 2 90s - 90s - 90s -
120s 2 120s 2 120s 2 120s 1
180s 4 180s - 180s - 180s -
300s 4 300s 2 300s 2 300s 2
Individual score:
0 Tail absent
1 Low intensity
2 Low-to-medium intensity
3 Medium-to-high intensity
4 High intensity