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Table 2 Histopathological scoring of the liver section of CCl ₄ -induced hepatic injury rats pretreated with MEDL

From: Effect of methanol extract of Dicranopteris linearis against carbon tetrachloride- induced acute liver injury in rats

Treatment	Dose (mg/kg)	Steatosis	Necrosis	Inflammation	Haemorrhage
Vehicle + Vehicle	-	-	-	-	-
Vehicle + CCl₄		++	+++	++	+
Silymarin + CCl₄	200	+	+	+	-
MEDL + CCl₄	50	++	+	++	-
MEDL + CCl₄	250	++	+	+	-
	500	+	+	+	-

The severity of various features of hepatic injury was evaluated based on those following scoring scheme: - normal, + mild effect, ++ moderate effect, +++ severe effect.

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