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. 2020 Apr 30;18(4):e06075. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6075

Table A.2.

Effects of glutamine on intestinal development in chickens for fattening: villi height and crypt depth (μm)

Source Day Supplemental glutamine in the diet (%)
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 4.0
Bartell, 2006a,b. Chapt. 42 21
Duodenal villi height 336c 557a/518a, 1 585a
Bartell, 2006a,b. Chapt. 5 25
Duodenal villi height 287a 606b
40
Duodenal villi height 572a 807b
Bartell and Batal, 2007. Study 1 21
Duodenal villi height 739b 908a 937a
Jejunal villi height 447c 750b 784a
Bartell and Batal, 2007. Study 2 21
Duodenal villi height 746b 1,091a
Jejunal villi height 591b 1,049a
Soltan (2009) 21
Duodenal villi height 891b 993ab 1023a 1047a 1090a
Duodenal crypt depth 173a 150ab 141ab 135b 129b
Jejunal villi height 457a 621b 730a 747a 785a
Jejunal crypt depth 101a 95a 92a 90a 87a
Ebadiasl (2011) 34
Villi height mid intestine 1482 1614 1,713
Crypt depth 166 190 153
Luquetti et al. (2016) 28
Duodenal villi height 1,481 1,545
Duodenal crypt depth 293 288
Jejunal villi height 1,101a 1,238b
Jejunal crypt depth 251 218
Ileal villi height 1,028 1,060
Ileal crypt depth 187 203
Namroud et al. (2017) 7
Duodenal villi height 606a 688b 695b
Duodenal crypt depth 155 153 156
Jejunal villi height 531a 616b 608b
Jejunal crypt depth 128a 107b 104b
Ileal villi height 251a 304b 310b
Ileal crypt depth 80.2a 75.1b 74.0b
14
Duodenal villi height 1,218 1,232 1,227
Jejunal villi height 936a 1,105b 958a
Ileal villi height 690a 720b 680a
1

First value with the same Gln source as Bartel and Batal; second value with another Gln source.

2

Ch: chapter.

a,b,c Means within a row with different superscript letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).