Table 1 of Elanchezhian, Mol Vis 2009; 15:1485-1491.

Table 1. Morphological examination of lenses of rat pups.


Experimental
groups
Number
of pups		 Number of pups with different degrees of lenticular opacification Number of pups in
which lenticular
opacification occurred
0 + ++ +++
Group I (normal) 15 15 - - - 0
Group II (cataract-untreated) 15 - - - 15 all 15
Group III (cataract-treated) 15 9 6 - - 6 of 15 (40%)

Group I rat pups received only saline. Group II rat pups received only L-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO). Group III rat pups received BSO and acetyl-L-carnitine. The degree of opacification was graded as follows: 0-normal transparent lens; +-initial sign of nuclear; opacity involving tiny scatters; ++-partial nuclear opacity; and +++- mature nuclear opacity.

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