Figure 4.
Morphometry of wall, villi, and crypts of ileums of hamsters infected by L. (V.) braziliensis for 90 or 120 days (µm). Data represented in box plots (median with 25 to 75 percentile), whiskers (2.5 to 97.5 percentile), and mean (+) (n = 6). *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. CG, control group. 2903: group infected with MHOM/BR/1975/M2903. 2314: group infected with MHOM/BR/2003/2314. 1655: group infected with MHOM/BR/2000/1655.
