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Table II.

Results of the apoptosis and necrosis staining of PAM whether or not exposed to 0.025 μg/mL of DON. The results represent the average percentage of cells showing apoptosis or necrosis and their standard deviation. Normal cells are negative for both EMA and caspase-3, necrotic cells are positive for EMA but negative for caspase-3, apoptotic cells are always positive for caspase-3 but can be EMA positive (late apoptosis) or negative (early apoptosis).

Average percentage (%) of cells ± sd
PAM Normal Apoptosis Necrosis
Control 80.7 ± 6.66 19.3 ± 6.66 0 ± 0
0.025 μg/mL DON 76.3 ± 5.03 21.0 ± 5.00 2.7 ± 2.08