. 2019 Feb 6;97(4):1693–1700. doi: 10.1093/jas/skz047

Table 4.

Effects of A. argyi powder supplementation on intestinal morphology of rabbits (n = 8)

Intestinal sites		Experimental group				RMSE	P
		Control	3%	6%	9%
Duodenum	Villus height, μm	675.3	768.9	717.8	746.1	143.2	0.5693
	Crypt depth, μm	129.2^a	127.3^a	104.9^b	124.1^a	16.33	0.0193
	Villus height/crypt depth	5.26^c	6.62^ab	7.06^a	6.44^b	1.04	0.0279
Jejunum	Villus height, μm	682.2	700.7	694.3	769.3	107.0	0.3947
	Crypt depth, μm	138.1^a	103.6^b	100.3^b	110.1^b	18.89	0.0037
	Villus height/crypt depth	5.07^b	7.22^a	7.20^a	7.25^a	1.09	0.0015
Ileum	Villus height, μm	486.2	542.7	536.3	579.9	94.5	0.2632
	Crypt depth, μm	109.9^a	97.4^ab	89.3^b	102.9^ab	15.50	0.0746
	Villus height/crypt depth	4.57^b	5.79^a	6.13^a	5.95^a	0.76	0.0012