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Table 4.

Data obtained from the ileum tissue during different periods of pregnancy (μm) (X±SE).

Groups (n=6)	Villus height	Villus width	Crypt depth	Muscle width	Villus height/crypt depth
Control	281.24±34.50^a	80.50±4.03^ab	140.42±5.58^b	30.57±3.01^c	2.32±0.27
First week	301.98±8.56^a	90.35±7.07^a	141.70±7.86^b	39.41±2.12^b	2.15±0.13
Second week	255.76±7.87^a	80.26±4.27^ab	165.66±3.90^a	55.58±2.31^a	1.83±0.14
Third week	181.23±4.00^b	63.55±6.02^b	108.67±7.75^c	33.23±3.62^bc	1.70±0.11

^a,b,c

Differences between mean values written in the same column with different letters are significant (p<0.05).