Figure 10.

PND 43d Rat Colon AB-PAS Staining: As Nd₂O₃ concentration increases, the number of goblet cells (stained pink with AB-PAS) gradually decreases among the groups. Following intervention with probiotics, there is no significant change in the number of goblet cells in the colon of rats treated with 2% Nd₂O₃. Post-intervention with Nd₂O₃, offspring rat intestinal mucus thickens, which is attenuated with probiotic intervention, resulting in thinner mucus. (A) Control group, (B) 0.5% Nd₂O₃ group, (C) 1% Nd₂O₃ group, (D) 2% Nd₂O₃ group, (E) 2% Nd₂O₃ + BTVT group.