Table 3.

Effect of CEL activity loss on villus height and cell number

	Villus Height, µm		Cells Per Villus Length
Animals	Jejunum	Ileum	Jejunum	Ileum
Values are means ± SE. Villus heights were measured by tracing microscope images using Image-Pro Plus software.
4-Day-old
Control	213 ± 42a	146 ± 41c	19 ± 4	17 ± 4
Treated	240 ± 75a	187 ± 54c	19 ± 6	16 ± 4
8-Day-old
Control	193 ± 62b	149 ± 28d	18 ± 4	17 ± 3
Treated	253 ± 48b	175 ± 37d	17 ± 4	17 ± 4
CEL(+/−)pups from CEL(+/−) dam*	216 ± 66e		18 ± 5
CEL(−/−)pups from CEL(−/−) dam*	284 ±77 e		19 ± 4

^*Measurements were of the jejunoileal region.

^aP < 0.001 for each pair.

^bP < 0.001 for each pair.

^cP < 0.001 for each pair.

^dP < 0.001 for each pair.

^eP < 0.001 for each pair.