Research Article
Protective Effect of the Abelmoschus manihot Flower Extract on DSS-Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Mice
| Score | Epithelium (E) | Infiltration (I) |
| 0 | Normal morphology | No infiltrate | 1 | Loss of goblet cells | Infiltrate around crypt basis | 2 | Loss of goblet cells in large areas | Infiltrate reaching to L. muscularis mucosae | 3 | Loss of crypts | Extensive infiltration reaching the L. muscularis mucosae and thickening of the mucosa with abundant edema | 4 | Loss of crypts in large areas | Infiltration of the L. submucosa |
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The total histological score represents the sum of the epithelium and infiltration score (total score = E + I).
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