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Table 3 Morphometric study of microvilli in animals with advanced liver cirrhosis.

From: Jejunal microvilli atrophy and reduced nutrient transport in rats with advanced liver cirrhosis: improvement by Insulin-like Growth Factor I

 

Control group (CO)

Untreated cirrhotic group (CI)

Cirrhotic rats treated with IGF-I (CI+IGF)

  

elongated microvilli

microvilli atrophy

 

Length of microvilli (μm)

1.66 ± 0.08

2.91 ± 0.31***

0.81 ± 0.19***

1.97 ± 0.24&

  1. Values are mean ± SEM, n = 8, ***p < 0.001; CO vs other groups, &p < 0.05 CI vs CI+IGF
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BMC Gastroenterology

ISSN: 1471-230X

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