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. 2013 Mar 13;8(3):e58409. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058409

Table 2. Measurements from H&E stained slides from the duodenum and ileum of hLZ-fed (n = 10) and control-fed animals (n = 12).

Duodenum
Control milk hLZ-milk p value
Villi height (µm) 429.92±150.07 493.67±143.34 0.0103 *
Villi width (µm) 150.00±38.90 164.79±55.75 0.2062
Crypt Depth (µm) 117.39±63.77 129.82±63.58 0.2825
Lamina Propria (µm) 476.63±173.78 434.06±145.87 0.1307
Lymphocytes/unit height (µm) 0.1615±0.0641 0.1402±0.0788 0.0990
Goblet cells/unit height (µm) 0.0289±0.0236 0.0335±0.0177 0.4862
Ileum
Control milk hLZ-milk p value
Villi height (µm) 431.76±136.41 560.10±112.72 <0.0001 *
Villi width (µm) 166.48±128.49 135.91±41.14 0.0580
Crypt Depth (µm) 115.26±74.56 154.32±89.99 0.0053 *
Lamina Propria (µm) 268.30±167.92 180.51±111.28 0.0004 *
Lymphocytes/unit height (µm) 0.0997±0.0406 0.1078±0.0549 0.5956
Goblet cells/unit height (µm) 0.0288±0.0134 0.0322±0.0138 0.2811

Measurements presented as mean ± S.D.

*

Indicates significant differences between control-milk and hLZ-milk groups, p<0.05.