Figure 2.
Changes in the intestinal immune function piglets at the early growth stage. (A) PAS staining of goblet cells in the gut sections, 40× magnification. (B,C) Counts of the goblet cells in the ileum and colon. (D) Content of secretory IgA in the intestinal mucosa. (E) Protein abundance of β defensin. (F) Expression levels of the TLR2 and TLR9 genes in the ileum. n = 6, the data are presented as the mean ± S.E., different letters on the bars indicate significant differences at P < 0.05 (ANOVA).