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Table 2 Histopathological findings and categorization of slides from mares on days 6 and 15 in the control group (a; b) and the infused group (c; d), respectively.

From: Effect of a povidone-iodine intrauterine infusion on progesterone levels and endometrial steroid receptor expression in mares

 

Mare nº

Luminal epithelium

Stromal edema

Glandular tortuosity and density

Inflammatory Cells (type and frequency*)

     

LC

MP

NP

EO

a) Control group day 6 (n = 4)

545

height +

+

++

    
 

628

height +

+

++

0,2/field

   
 

5170

height +

+

++

    
 

5217

height +

+

++

    

b) Control group day 15 (n = 4)

545

height ++

-

+++

0,2/field

   
 

628

height ++

-

+++

 

0,15/field

  
 

5170

height ++

-

+++

    
 

5217

height ++

-

+++

    

c) Infused group day 6 (n = 6)

542

height +

+

++

    
 

632

height +

+

++

    
 

711

height +

+

++

  

0,4/field

0,3/field

 

5135

height +

+

++

 

0,15/field

0,2/field

 
 

5172

height +

+

++

    
 

5178

height +

+

++

    

d) Infused group day 15 (n = 7)

542

height ++

-

+++

    
 

632

height ++

-

+++

    
 

711

height ++

-

+++

 

0,1/field

0,2/field

 
 

5135

height ++

-

+++

 

0,15/field

0,2/field

 
 

5158

height ++

-

+++

    
 

5172

height ++

-

+++

    
 

5178

height ++

-

+++

    
  1. .(*) Cells were counted in 20 fields (x 400), 5 per endometrial cellular section and a mean number per field was calculated. LC, lymphocytes, MP, macrophages, NP, neutrophils, EO, eosinophils