Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2011; 17(3): 354-360
Published online Jan 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i3.354
Table 1 Villus height (μm) in MT+/+ and MT-/- mice fed the 2, 15 or 50 mg/kg Zn diet for 5 wk
Intestinal segmentsDietary Zn intake (mg/kg)Genotype
MT+/+MT-/-
Duodenum20.47 ± 0.030.37 ± 0.05
150.42 ± 0.030.42 ± 0.03
500.50 ± 0.03a0.34 ± 0.03
Jejunum20.42 ± 0.030.45 ± 0.03
150.44 ± 0.03a0.34 ± 0.04
500.48 ± 0.03a0.38 ± 0.04
Ileum20.21 ± 0.010.22 ± 0.02
150.20 ± 0.010.24 ± 0.02
500.22 ± 0.040.21 ± 0.02
Table 2 Crypt depth (μm) in MT+/+ and MT-/- mice fed the 2, 15 or 50mg/kg Zn diet for 5 wk
Intestinal segmentsDietary Zn intake (mg/kg)Genotype
MT+/+MT-/-
Duodenum20.099 ± 0.006a0.069 ± 0.004
150.182 ± 0.014a0.069 ± 0.005
500.104 ± 0.004a0.085 ± 0.009
Jejunum20.086 ± 0.0040.080 ± 0.003
150.084 ± 0.003a0.066 ± 0.004
500.093 ± 0.003a0.077 ± 0.003
Ileum20.091 ± 0.004a0.077 ± 0.005
150.087 ± 0.0060.075 ± 0.004
500.085 ± 0.0040.075 ± 0.004