Figure 2.
Effect on goblet cells percentage. Photomicrographs of PAS-stained colon sections from: (N), (NSC), and (CRID3) show normal goblet cell density, X 100; (DSS), shows diffuse loss of goblet cells (filled arrow), X 400; (DSS/NSC), shows focal decrease in goblet cell density (filled arrow), X 400; (DSS/CRID3), shows focal decrease in goblet cell density (filled arrow), X 400; (DSS/NSC/CRID3), shows marked increase in goblet cell density, X 400. As shown in % goblet cell density, the DSS rat colons have the lowest percentage of goblet cell density. In addition, the DSS/NSC/CRID3 gp show marked increase in the percentage of goblet cell density compared to that of the DSS gp. +++P < 0.001 vs N,++++P < 0.0001 vs N, ****P < 0.0001 vs DSS, @@@@P < 0.0001 vs DSS/NSC, #P < 0.05 vs DSS/CRID3.
