Research Article

The Effects of L-Arginine on Liver Damage in Experimental Acute Cholestasis an Immunohistochemical Study

Table 2

Cholestatic liver injury scale.

Necrosis

No necrosis(0 point)
Necrosis in one and/or two cells(1 point)
Focal necrosis that involves more than two cells(2 point)
Massive confluent necrosis(3 point)
Zonal massive necrosis and bridging necrosis between central veins(4 point)

Bile duct proliferation

1-2 bile canaliculi proliferation(1 point)
3-4 bile canaliculi proliferation(2 point)
>4 bile canaliculi proliferation(3 point)

Periportal leukocyte infiltration

Mild infiltration with one or two cells(1 point)
Moderate infiltration with more than two cells(2 point)
Diffuse infiltration(3 point)