FIGURE 2.
Anatomical and histological characteristics of PPs. (A) The anatomical characteristics of PPs observed by the naked eye. (B) Quantity statistics of JPPs. (C) The histological characteristics of PPs (1: villus lamina propria; 2: epithelial layer; 3: subepithelial dome area; 4: follicular area; 5: interfollicular area and 6: muscle layer); scale bar: 100 μm. (D) Quantitative analysis of the area and diameter of GC in PPs. Means ± SDs are presented for each group. n = 3. *** p < 0.001.
