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Table 5 Histopathological features of normal, HFSD-fed rats and HFSD + Probiotic cases n (%)

From: Probiotic mixture improves fatty liver disease by virtue of its action on lipid profiles, leptin, and inflammatory biomarkers

Steatosis Score

Normal (n = 20)

HFSD (n = 20)

HFSD + Probiotic (n = 20)

0 (<5%)

18 (90%)

0 (0%)

11 (55%)

1 (5–33%)

1 (5%)

12 (60%)

7 (35%)

2 (>33–66%)

1 (5%)

7 (35%)

2 (10%)

3 (>66%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

  1. 0, 1, 2 and 3 indicate, steatosis score, while 5, 5–33,33–66 and 66% represent percentage of the total area affected in the examined slides