Figure 1.
Hematoxylin and eosin staining of distal intestinal tract section from three experimental groups, control group (CTR, n° 12 animals), IBS rats fed a standard diet (IBS-St, n° 11 animals), and IBS rats treated with low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet (IBS-KD, n° 17 animals). (a) Magnification 20× and (b) magnification 40×, scale bars 50 µm. (c) Magnification 20×, scale bar 50 µm, shows intestinal crypt length in the control group (CTR), IBS rats fed a standard diet (IBS-St), IBS rats treated with low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet (IBS-KD). (d) Crypt length in the graph; results represent the mean ± SD (one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparison test *** p < 0.0001).