Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Mar 14, 2009; 15(10): 1246-1253
Published online Mar 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.1246
Table 1 Morphoriogical changes of intestinal mucosa at different development periods in SD rats (mean ± SD)
3 wk5 wk7 wk9 wk11 wkFP
Villous height (&mgr;m)115.24 ± 21.82140.43 ± 22.30210.71 ± 59.47145.43 ± 34.21205.14 ± 51.3110.7510.000
Villous width (&mgr;m)34.41 ± 8.6760.57 ± 20.6193.06 ± 35.0366.91 ± 21.2838.82 ± 8.9612.3740.000
Villous areas (&mgr;m2)3334.46 ± 1134.115451.92 ± 2029.1013817.60 ± 5236.527495.52 ± 3059.187209.91 ± 2087.7716.5270.000
Crypt depth (&mgr;m)30.06 ± 6.6144.12 ± 9.2558.76 ± 14.1658.70 ± 29.0448.29 ± 12.945.2910.001
Villous height/crypt depth3.92 ± 0.763.30 ± 0.793.74 ± 1.222.80 ± 1.014.54 ± 1.563.4860.015