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Table 6 Effects of garcinol on small intestine structure of weaned piglets

From: Dietary garcinol supplementation improves diarrhea and intestinal barrier function associated with its modulation of gut microbiota in weaned piglets

Items

Control group

The level of garcinol, mg/kg

SEM

200

400

600

Villus height, μm

 Jejunum

310.26a

319.52b

324.67b

375.64c

4.36

 Ileum

267.63a

346.57b

342.27b

398.43c

9.24

Crypt depth, μm

 Jejunum

108.35a

105.67b

96.27b

87.36b

3.24

 Ileum

90.83

92.67

87.67

88.59

2.89

V/C

 Jejunum

2.86a

3.02b

3.37b

4.30c

0.10

 Ileum

2.95a

3.74b

3.91b

4.49c

0.12

  1. In the same row, values with no letter or the same letter superscripts mean no significant difference (P > 0.05), while with different letter superscripts mean significant difference (P < 0.05). V/C Villus height/Crypt depth. n = 12