Table 1 Morphometric analysis of ileum in severe and moderate EAE rats
Severe | Moderate | |
|---|---|---|
Mucosal thickness (µm) | 395.0 ± 72.3 | 405.0 ± 84.2 |
Submucosal thickness (µm) | 22.8 ± 9.6 | 25.0 ± 8.5 |
Muscularis propria thickness (µm) | 78.2 ± 34.0 | 80.8 ± 53.6 |
Lamina muscularis mucosae thickness (µm) | 16.7 ± 3.0 | 16.0 ± 4.3 |
Villus length (µm) | 238.4 ± 90.0 | 216.1 ± 77.0 |
Crypt depth (µm) | 219.9 ± 56.3 | 219.8 ± 96.6 |
Crypt density (per 0.1 µm2 lmm) | 1.7 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.4 |
Surface epithelium thickness (µm) | 16.8 ± 3.3 | 15.9 ± 4.3 |