Parameters

Groups

NC

CS

I

II

III

Duodenum

Villus height (µm)

385.99 ± 5.88

389.92 ± 4.27

386.94 ± 2.05

394.10 ± 4.36

393.30 ± 5.16

Crypt depth (µm)

34.48 ± 0.47^b

33.40 ± 0.98^ab

33.35 ± 0.58^ab

33.18 ± 0.37^a

33.53 ± 0.60^ab

Villus height/crypt depth

11.20 ± 0.28^Bb

11.68 ± 0.39^a

11.60 ± 0.15^ab

11.88 ± 0.04^Aab

11.73 ± 0.30^a

Jejunum

Villus height (µm)

319.05 ± 3.17

322.02 ± 7.30

317.43 ± 5.97

330.99 ± 17.77

327.86 ± 8.80

Crypt depth (µm)

29.52 ± 0.83

29.28 ± 0.68

29.04 ± 0.37

28.27 ± 0.94

28.60 ± 1.01

Villus height/crypt depth

10.81 ± 0.33

11.00 ± 0.33

10.93 ± 0.33

11.73 ± 0.96

11.47 ± 0.32