Table 2. Intestinal morphometry in Experiment 1.

	EA		LA
	Intact	Hydrolyzed	Intact	Hydrolyzed
	(n = 13)	(n = 27)	(n = 11)	(n = 11)
	µm
Villus height
Jejunum
No NEC	598±60†	583±48††	626±37	583±67
NEC	350±54	359±46	558±41*	477±133
Ileum
No NEC	718±54††	845±45†††	759±68††	633±112
NEC	356±65	368±78	349±59	625±161
Crypt depth
Jejunum
No NEC	85±3	114±7††	95±3*	93±4*
NEC	82±3	81±3	92±4	76±19
Ileum
No NEC	90±3	121±7†††	96±2	98±6*
NEC	82±3	77±6	95±5	90±6
Colon
No NEC	245±13	253±7†††	261±5	247±25
NEC	214±16	150±20	147±58	234±22*

Values are means ± SEM. “No NEC” or “NEC” was based on the histological NEC incidence. *P<0.05 EA vs. LA; ^† P<0.05, ^†† P<0.01, ^††† P<0.001 NEC vs. No NEC. EA, early abrupt; LA, late abrupt.