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. 2022 May 9;44:14. doi: 10.1186/s41021-022-00243-4

Table 3.

Histopathological findings in the rabbit cornea at 24 h after administration

Findings Compounds
Saline 1% EtBr 3% MMS 1% 4-NQO
No. of corneas examined 1 1 1 1
Degeneration/necrosis, corneal epithelium ++
Infiltrate, inflammatory cell, corneal limbus ± ±
Infiltrate, inflammatory cell, corneal stroma ±

−: No abnormal findings, ±: minimal, ++: moderate

EtBr ethidium bromide, MMS methyl methanesulfonate, 4-NQO 4-nitroquinoline 1-oxide