Histochemical and Immunohistochemical Study of Peripolar Cells in Sheep
Table 2
Quantification of peripolar cells.
Kidney
Number of corpuscles studied
VP
VPPPC
PPt
PPI (%)
PPCa
Young kidneys, without visible macroscopic lesions
R1
50
41
22
36
54
1.6
R2
50
47
20
24
42.6
1.2
R3
50
48
24
33
50
1.4
R4
53
49
31
40
63.3
1.3
R5
51
51
29
45
56.9
1.6
R6
51
51
32
47
62.7
1.5
R7
50
50
23
36
46
1.6
R8
51
51
32
52
62.7
1.6
R9
50
50
34
55
68
1.6
R10
52
52
30
45
57.7
1.5
Adult kidneys, without visible macroscopic lesions
R11
50
50
34
46
68
1.35
R12
51
51
27
42
52.9
1.6
R13
51
51
37
58
72.5
1.6
R14
51
51
24
28
47.1
1.2
R15
52
48
32
42
66.7
1.3
R16
51
51
15
19
29.4
1.3
R17
51
50
34
50
68
1.5
R18
50
49
35
55
71.4
1.6
R19
53
53
31
45
58.5
1.5
R20
51
49
30
36
61.2
1.2
Kidneys with lesion
Congestion, glomerular capillary thrombosis, and haemorrhage
49
49
19
21
38.8
1.1
Chronic interstitial nephritis
50
50
21
29
42
1.4
Embolic nephritis
52
41
22
28
53.7
1.3
Intercortical and medullary haemorrhage
51
51
14
17
27.5
1.2
Congestion and haemorrhage
50
50
34
52
68
1.5
VP: number of vascular poles; VPPPC: number of vascular poles with PPCs; PPt: total number of peripolar cells; IPP: PPCs Index; PPCa: average number of PPCs in a renal corpuscle.
