Fig. 2.
Squalene (SQ) supplementation alleviates diquat-induced jejunal atrophy. (A) Scanning electron micrographs, (B) H&E staining, (C) villous height, (D) crypt depth, and (E) the ratio of villus height to crypt depth of the jejunum in the diquat-challenged piglets pretreated with LSQ, MSQ, and HSQ. Control, basal diet; Diquat, diquat at 10 mg/kg BW; LSQ, diquat at 10 mg/kg BW + SQ at 500 mg/kg basal diet; MSQ, diquat at 10 mg/kg BW + SQ at 1000 mg/kg basal diet; HSQ, diquat at 10 mg/kg BW + SQ at 2000 mg/kg basal diet. Data were presented as means ± SEM (n = 8). Means without a common superscript differ at P < 0.05.
