Table 1.

Changes of area of small intestinal mucosal cells (μm²)

Time (weeks)	Group A	Group B	Group C
2	38.98 ± 8.16	47.16 ± 3.29	31.32 ± 7.76b
4	35.07 ± 5.70	42.25 ± 4.42	28.81 ± 1.98b
6	38.11 ± 1.89	36.97 ± 3.44	30.17 ± 5.00
8	29.91 ± 1.34	-	29.72 ± 0.97
Mean	35.68 ± 5.78	42.13 ± 5.48a	30.00 ± 4.15ab

^aP < 0.05 vs group A;

^bP < 0.05 vs group B.