Table 2 Iron grades of 341 Perls' acid ferrocyanide-stained liver sections.1
From: Stainable hepatic iron in 341 African American adults at coroner/medical examiner autopsy
Grade | No. of subjects with hepatocyte staining (%) | No. of subjects with Kupffer cell staining (%) |
|---|---|---|
0 | 164 (48.1) | 270 (79.2) |
1 | 104 (30.5) | 50 (14.7) |
2 | 49 (14.4) | 14 (4.1) |
3 | 21 (6.2) | 7 (2.1) |
4 | 3 (0.9) | not available1 |