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Fig. 3

From: 25-hydroxycholecalciferol reverses heat induced alterations in bone quality in finisher broilers associated with effects on intestinal integrity and inflammation

Fig. 3

Effect of HS and supplemental 25-OH-D3 in broilers at d 39 on A gut permeability and intestinal barrier, B hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining (× 100), C villus height, D crypt depth, and E their ratio, mRNA abundance of F zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1), G claudin-1 and H mucin-2. Treatments Ctrl, PF and HS without common superscript are significantly different at P < 0.05. * denotes significant difference between HS and HS + 25-OH-D3 at P < 0.05

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