TABLE 1.
C. parvum mucosal form counts and mean VH, CD, and VH/CD ratios on day 7 p.i, in the ilea of control uninfected and infected rats
| Rat group | Mean ± SEMa |
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| No. of C. parvum mucosal forms/mm | VH (μm) | CD (μm) | VH/CD | |
| Control (uninfected) | 0 | 264.5 ± 16.2 | 24.7 ± 1.3 | 11.08 ± 1.3 |
| IoI infected | 30 ± 11 | 178.8 ± 8.8† | 35 ± 2.2‡ | 5.34 ± 0.4‡ |
| NoI infected | 52 ± 13* | 111.9 ± 9.4§ | 35.1 ± 2.7‡ | 3.72 ± 0.5§ |
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*, P < 0.05 NoI- versus IoI-infected rats (Student t test). †, P < 0.05; ‡, P < 0.01; §, P < 0.001 (significantly different from the control [one-way ANOVA]).