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Table 1 Number and type of calcifications observed

From: Lemon juice has protective activity in a rat urolithiasis model

Groups

Percentage of rats with major calcifications on the papillary tip (> 90% of the papillary tip calcified)

Percentage of rats with some area of the papillary tip calcified

Percentage of rats with some calcified points on the papillary tip

Percentage of rats without calcifications on papillary tip

1. Negative controls

-

-

-

100

2. EG, AC and 100% lemon juice

-

-

-

100

3. EG, AC and 75% lemon juice

17

-

-

83

4. EG, AC and 50% lemon juice

-

-

50

50

5. EG and AC (positive controls)

33

33

17

17