Table 5.
The percentage values of the parameters analyzed between xylene and cedarwood oil processing for adipose tissue and with its respective P values (Kruskal-Wallis P<0.05=statistically significant)
| Tissue | Parameters | Types of processing | Weak (%) | Intense (%) | Good (%) | Excellent (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adipose tissue | Cytoplasmic staining | Xylene processing | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0.317 |
| CO processing | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | |||
| Nuclear staining | Xylene processing | 0 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0.513 | |
| CO processing | 0 | 80 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Background staining | Xylene processing | Nil (%) | Mild (%) | Moderate (%) | Severe (%) | 0.197 | |
| 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | ||||
| CO processing | 40 | 20 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Artifacts | Xylene processing | Present (%) | Absent (%) | 0.317 | |||
| 80 | 20 | ||||||
| CO processing | 100 | 0 | |||||
CO: Cedarwood oil