Table 3.
Differences in jejunal and ileal villus heights, crypt depths, and V/C ratios of RFCs between control and experimental (BA+SC) groups at different ages
| Parameters | Jejunum | p-value | Ileum | p-value | ||
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| Control (Mean±SD) | Experimental (Mean±SD) | Control (Mean±SD) | Experimental (Mean±SD) | |||
| 9 weeks | ||||||
| Villus height (μm) | 1,082.5±69.07 | 1,287.49±160.32* | 0.017 | 953.3±211.6 | 1,126.7±190.53 | 0.167 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 285.38±86.05 | 265.06±24.35 | 0.590 | 280.74±84.94 | 234.65±26.59 | 0.233 |
| Villus height/crypt depth | 4.26±1.15 | 5.11±0.89 | 0.183 | 3.91±1.41 | 5.05±1.22 | 0.164 |
| 11 weeks | ||||||
| Villus height (μm) | 1,194.63±136.26 | 1,256.56±127.55 | 0.435 | 831.24±94.49 | 971.47±76.86* | 0.018 |
| Crypt depth (μm) | 263.46±15.87 | 228.91±21.46* | 0.010 | 204.65±26.40 | 161.83±22.7* | 0.013 |
| Villus height/crypt depth | 4.77±0.57 | 5.74±0.8* | 0.035 | 4.39±0.69 | 6.39±0.62* | 0.0004 |
All values were reported as mean±standard deviation (SD), n = 6 per group.
*
Means are significantly different when compared to the control (p<0.05).