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Table 1 Enterocolitis score system for histology evaluation

From: Microbial fingerprinting detects intestinal microbiota dysbiosis in Zebrafish models with chemically-induced enterocolitis

Numerical score

Intestinal-fold architecture disruption

Goblet cell appearance

 

Impaired epithelial integrity

Expanded clefts/reduced projections

Expanded gut lumen

 

0

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

1

Slight disruption

Slight disruption

Slight expansion

Increased in number

2

Moderate disruption

Moderate disruption

Moderate expansion

Increased in number and different in sizes

3

Severe disruption

Severe disruption

Severe expansion

Severe morphological changes