Table 1 Comparison of findings of crypt damage
From: Novel application of low pH-dependent fluorescent dyes to examine colitis
Disappearance of ring-shaped fluorescent stains | Disappearance of normal crypts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | not observed | observed | ||
| Â | Â | in < 1/3 area | in 1/3-2/3 area | in > 2/3 area |
not observed | XXX | Â | Â | Â |
in < 1/3 area | Â | XX | Â | Â |
in 1/3-2/3 area | Â | XX | XX | Â |
in > 2/3 area | Â | Â | X | XXXX |