Figure 2.

Light micrographs represent goblet cells in jejunum (a) and ileum (b) of laying hens with alcian blue and periodic acid Schiff (AB-PAS) staining. Graphs show the number of goblet cells and Mucin2 mRNA expression in jejunum (c) and ileum (d). CON, laying hens fed with basal diet; LC, laying hens fed with basal diet and challenged with LPS; LQ, laying hens fed with quercetin-supplemented diet and challenged with LPS. Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 8). ^a-bMeans with different lowercase superscripts represent significant difference (P < 0.05).