TABLE 2.
Brush border microvillus characteristics of midvillus enterocytes in the jejunum of micea
| Test group | Characteristics of brush
border microvillus
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (μm) | Width (μm) | Density (no./μm2 of epithelium) | Surface area (μm2/μm2 of epithelial surface) | |
| Immunocompetent | ||||
| Control (n = 20) | 1.061 ± 0.028 | 0.108 ± 0.0023 | 77.09 ± 4.77 | 28.21 ± 1.38 |
| Infected (n = 21) | 0.578 ± 0.039∗ | 0.107 ± 0.0023 | 58.05 ± 5.25∗ | 12.17 ± 1.32∗ |
| Athymic | ||||
| Control (n = 14) | 1.141 ± 0.082 | 0.101 ± 0.0041 | 78.45 ± 4.72 | 29.14 ± 2.72 |
| Infected (n = 21) | 1.05 ± 0.057 | 0.107 ± 0.0019 | 74.29 ± 3.25 | 27.41 ± 1.95 |
a
Measurements were made 6 days postinoculation. Values are means ± SE. ∗, P value of <0.01 when compared with respective control.