Table 11.
Average villus height *, width, crypt depth, and height/crypt depth ratio of the ileum (mean ± SD).
| Item [in µm] | Dissection I | Dissection II | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHA | DL | L | R-MHA | MHA | DL | L | R-MHA | |
| Villus height | 420 ± 66.9 | 405 ± 78.3 | 418 ± 81.2 | 407 ± 63.3 | 557 ± 111 | 565 ± 103 | 595 ± 146 | 594 ± 121 |
| Villus width | 102 ± 16.4 | 99.6 ± 25.7 | 97.9 ± 17.4 | 104 ± 17.1 | 94.1 ± 18 | 97.4 ± 13.5 | 94.6 ± 14.7 | 90.8 ± 12.7 |
| Crypt depth | 133 ± 17.6 | 131 ± 18.9 | 130 ± 15.8 | 135 ± 21.5 | 145 ± 21.3 | 150 ± 19.2 | 160 ± 24.7 | 154 ± 25.9 |
| Height/CD *,1 | 3.20 ± 0.543 | 3.16 ± 0.816 | 3.24 ± 0.635 | 3.08 ± 0.651 | 3.86 ± 0.599 | 3.80 ± 0.713 | 3.73 ± 0.803 | 3.90 ± 0.660 |
Statistical analysis: one-way ANOVA for independent samples; * Villus height was measured from the tip of the villus to the villus crypt junction; villus width was measured at the base of the villus above the villus crypt junction; depth of the crypts of Lieberkuhn was measured from the villus crypt junction to the basal lamina of the crypts; 1 Crypt depth (CD).