Figure 4

Porcine enterocyte length to width ratio in different intestinal regions and ages. A Schematic diagram of an enterocyte; black lines show the measurements done with ImageJ (L = length, W = width). B Length and width of enterocytes from villi/crypts of each intestinal region and age of pigs were measured with ImageJ. Mean values were plotted according to the intestinal region and age of the pig. C Enterocyte length to width ratio was plotted for each intestinal region and age. Individual mean values ± SD of three animals per age group are plotted. Significant differences between age groups (two-way ANOVA with pairwise comparisons) are presented as *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001, or ns (not significant).