TABLE 6.
Morphometric analysis of ileum in the mice receiving different treatments.
| Parameters | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | SEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villus Height (µm) | 423.8c | 408.7d | 435.4b | 452.6a | 7.86 |
| Villus Width (µm) | 127.4c | 101.3d | 138.2b | 145.1a | 9.34 |
| Crypt Depth (µm) | 132.5b | 152.6a | 134.3b | 114.7c | 7.66 |
| Mean number of Goblet Cells | 5.1a | 3.5b | 3.6b | 4.7a | 0.86 |
T1: normal diet; T2: normal diet + infected by C. jejuni on day 21; T3: Normal diet enriched by PRF (10 mg TPC/kg BW/day) + infected by C. jejuni on day 21; T4: Normal diet enriched by nanoliposome-encapsulated PRF (10 mg TPC/kg BW/day) + infected by C. jejuni on day 21.
Values with diferent superscript letters in the same row are signifcantly diferent (p < 0.05).