Morphological properties and residual strain along the small intestine in rats

Figure 3 Photographs showing morphometry of rat small intestine including wall thickness in the no-load state (A), inner and outer circuferential length in the no-load state and zero-stress state (B), the wall and lumen area in the no-load state (C) and wall thickness-to-inner circumferential length ratio (D). Values are S. Variation of all morphometric parameters related to location along the axis of the small intestine was found (P < 0.001).