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. 2021 Aug 30;6(3):72. doi: 10.3390/jfmk6030072

Table 2.

Histological changes in liver tissue induced by the 8-week exercise training program in rats supplemented with ascorbic acid and silymarin.

Group Inflammatory Response Kupffer Cells Vascularization Steatosis Mitosis Apoptosis/Necrosis Hyperchromatic Nuclei Nuclear Enlargement
Control 0/+ ++ + +++ 0 0 0/+ 0/+
ET 0/+ ++ +++ ++ 0 0 + ++
Et+Aa + +++ ++++ + 0 + 0 0
Et+Sm 0/+ +++ ++++ + 0 0 0 0

Criteria: 0 = Null (no presence/appearance), + = Low (minimal presence/appearance), ++ = Moderate (intermediate presence/appearance), +++ = High (important presence/appearance), ++++ = Remarkably high (notable presence/appearance).