Iodine Intake Increases IP-10 Expression in the Serum and Thyroids of Rats with Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Table 3

Grades of thyroid pathological features in EAT rats.

Group/grade	𝑁	−	+	++	+++
NC	9	8	1	0	0
TG^a	19	8	8	3	0
HI^ab	19	3	8	6	2
HI+TG^ab	21	5	4	12	0
HII^a	18	4	7	7	0
HII+TG*	20	1	0	10	9

^a𝑃<0.05 compared with the NC group; ^b𝑃<0.05 compared with the TG group; ^∗𝑃<0.05 compared with each group.