. 2022 Sep 9;9:973589. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.973589

TABLE 9.

Mean number of nuclei (n/cell 40 μm × 40 μm) in the stratum circulare (transvers section) and stratum longitudinale (longitudinal section) of the tunica muscularis of the animals in both groups (mean ± SD).

Item	Stratum circulare (transvers section)		Stratum longitudinale (longitudinal section)
	CON	PL	CON	PL
Duodenum	4.68^a ± 2.28	2.99^b ± 1.73	0.95^a ± 0.90	0.90^a ± 0.95
Jejunum	3.71^a ± 2.17	2.20^b ± 1.53	1.20^a ± 1.18	0.67^b ± 0.73
Ileum	3.20^a ± 1.83	2.65^b ± 1.51	0.90^a ± 0.88	0.71^b ± 0.77

^a,bMeans within the same row with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05).