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Fig. 1 | BMC Gastroenterology

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From: Formula diet alters small intestine morphology, microbial abundance and reduces VE-cadherin and IL-10 expression in neonatal porcine model

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Data are a pool of 6 males and 6 female piglets for each diet group and mean ± SEM from 12 animals are plotted for each diet group. a Small intestine length from piglets fed three different infant diets (sow milk, soy or cow’s milk formula) is reported as cm/kg body weight. Non parametric 2-factor ANOVA analyses of data indicated a group difference but no interaction or gender differences (p < 0.01 diet, p < 0.58 sex, p < 0.51 interaction). Milk fed animals showed significant differences in comparison to sow-fed (KW †p < 0.01). b Perimeter of the mucosa was calculated as explained in the methods section. One-factor ANOVA analyses of data showed significant differences between sow and soy (P < 0.0001) and sow and milk (P < 0.1, at tenth percentile). c Histomorphometric analyses of jejunum and ileum vacuoles from piglets fed three different infant diets (sow milk, soy or cow’s milk formula). Negative binomial regression analyses indicated statistical significance among different diet groups (p < 0.01) in jejunum

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