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Table 5. Effects of dietary nucleotides supplementation on the intestinal morphology of intra-uterine growth-restricted (IUGR) and normal-birth weight (NBW) neonates.^#.

	CON		NT		SEM	P value
	IUGR	NBW	IUGR	NBW	SEM	BW	Diet	BW×Diet
Villous height (μm)
Duodenum	466^a	531^a^,^b	517^a^,^b	574^b	65	<0.05	<0.05	0.87
Jejunum	480	523	481	513	50	0.06	0.81	0.76
Ileum	448	489	480	501	47	0.08	0.21	0.56
Crypt depth (μm)
Duodenum	219	214	234	223	23	0.40	0.19	0.76
Jejunum	182	165	162	178	41	0.99	0.82	0.31
Ileum	184	168	183	160	35	0.16	0.76	0.78
VCR
Duodenum	2.15^a	2.50^a^,^b	2.23^a^,^b	2.60^b	0.39	<0.05	0.57	0.93
Jejunum	2.75	3.37	3.06	3.03	0.71	0.30	0.96	0.24
Ileum	2.53	2.99	2.77	3.23	0.68	0.08	0.35	0.98

^#Mean values with their standard errors, n = 7 in each group. CON, control diet; NT, nucleotides-supplemented diet; BW, body weight.

^a,bMean values within a row with different superscript letters were significantly different (P< 0.05).

Table 5. Effects of dietary nucleotides supplementation on the intestinal morphology of intra-uterine growth-restricted (IUGR) and normal-birth weight (NBW) neonates.#.